The Virus Rules
On March 18, at a press conference flanked by high-ranking officials, President Trump described himself as a “wartime president” fighting an “invisible enemy” known as the coronavirus. The president, it…
Trump’s controversial rally
Trump held his first post-lockdown rally last evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There was controversy before, during and after the event. Criticism was not confined to the content of the speech…
New Home Security Systems Could Be Next Big Tech Privacy Invasion
When Facebook started out, most Americans thought they were getting a free service to help them connect with family and friends and that Facebook would be funded by the advertisements…
Why Conservatives and Liberals Are Responding to COVID-19 in Such Different Ways
In a 2008 TED Talk, psychologist Jonathan Haidt said the worst idea in psychology is the notion that humans are born as a “blank slate.” Like the cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker,…
Democracy Versus the Pandemic
In late March, Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte rammed a bill through his country’s parliament that granted him vastly expanded emergency powers, ostensibly to fight the novel coronavirus. The bill authorized…
Cashless Society Will Enable Left To Unbank Political Enemies
The trend towards a cashless society took a big leap during the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. The ability to purchase vital goods online using credit or debit cards and…
60 Plus Association: Coalition Letter Urging Opposition to Price Controls on the Healthcare System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 10 — The 60 Plus Association issued the following letter: To: President Donald J. Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500; The Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200…
A Police-Reform Agenda as Old as Policing Itself
The recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the riots and anti-riot police actions that followed them, have made new radical libertarians out of some of…
The Partisan Undermining of Coronavirus Science
The universal lockdown of the country following the COVID-19 outbreak raised tensions through every segment of American society. The social and economic disruptions sparked protests all over the country, most famously…
West Virginia Barber’s Arrest Shows Failings Of The Bureaucratic State
When Winerd “Les” Jenkins first became a barber, Neil Armstrong hadn’t yet set foot on the moon. For over five decades, Jenkins has made a living with his scissors and…
GOP Lawmakers Craft Plan to Battle China in Emerging Tech
The United States is falling behind China when it comes to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, according to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.), who told…
Preventing Facebook, Google and Twitter from discriminating against conservatives
Photo by: Matt RourkeFILE – This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling…
In 2020, the GOP Should Bet the House
It makes a lot of sense for Republicans to run a unified campaign going into the next election—with the intent to not just hold the White House and the U.S.…
Reopening America’s Houses of Worship
After nearly nine weeks of self-imposed quarantine, the reopening of America is finally underway. The evidence, such as it is now, suggests the shutdown may have done little to stop…
Memorial Day – Moments to Remember
There are certain incidents, indelibly etched on the memory of the American people, that have done much to shape our national character. Some, like 9/11, are still fresh in our…