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The tech supremacy: Silicon Valley can no longer conceal its power
‘To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,’ George Orwell famously observed. He was talking not about everyday life but about politics, where it is…
Biden Education Pick Is Leading Opponent of Return to Classrooms
President Joe Biden’s pick to be deputy secretary of education is still fighting to keep students out of the classroom in San Diego, where she’s school superintendent. Cindy Marten, the…
Biden LGBT Rights Order Charges Into Culture War
An executive order on LGBT rights signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday signals the start of a bitter cultural clash that will loom large over his presidency. Biden’s directive broaches almost…
New Mexico, Other Western States, Native American Tribes All Up In Arms Over Biden Energy Decisions
We touched on the concerns of folks in New Mexico over Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits. But it’s a huge problem now and…
Biden Doubles Down on Amnesty
Joe Biden largely campaigned on restoring the status quo ante in Washington, so naturally one of his first proposals is for the sort of “comprehensive immigration reform” that was a staple…
Biden’s Day
It was impossible to hear Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address without comparing it to Donald Trump’s. Four years ago, Trump blamed the “American carnage” that propelled his rise to power on…
Why the Left Has to Suppress Free Speech
Let us begin with this fact: The left always suppresses speech. Since Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917, there has been no example of the left…
Contradicting Her Own Claim, Yellen Says Minimum Wage Hike Would Result in ‘Minimal’ Job Loss
Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen previously backed a 2014 report that found a $10.10 federal minimum wage could kill half a million jobs. On Tuesday, she claimed that a $15…
8 Strategies For Exiting The Biden Years Stronger Than The Right Went In
Joe Biden’s inauguration is a sad day for those of us on the right, and it’s not just because — either through actual votes or through deliberate election confusion — we lost…
Watchdog Calls for Transparency from University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center
A good-government watchdog is calling on secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken to disclose any foreign-funding sources for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Biden Center, where Blinken served as director, as part…
San Francisco’s “Progressive” Drug Policies Kill Hundreds Annually
Last year, 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco. To put this in perspective, 173 people died from COVID-19, which is identified as the primary public health crisis in…
United States Cut China Aid In Half In 2020
President Donald Trump cut aid to China by 52 percent over the last year, the Spectator reported Friday. The United States slashed $32 million in aid to China in fiscal year 2020, from…
COVID-19 could be the moment we turn to school choice as a road to equal opportunity
Nothing in the historical record has disrupted American schools quite like COVID-19. Millions of students will lose more than a year of classroom instruction. Only the most hopeful think schools…
Union Corruption Hurts Everyone. But It Harms the Most Vulnerable the Most.
This past year was one of the most tumultuous in memory. Widespread economic collapse, social and societal upheaval, violent riots, an acrimonious election cycle, and a worldwide pandemic are just…
In Virginia, the GOP May Find its Great New Hope
Adapt or die.” In business, it’s a well-known maxim but it surprisingly doesn’t carry much weight in politics. For some reason the consultants, donors and strategists driving candidate selection too…