Why Calling Your Intellectual Opponents “Deniers” Is Bad for Scientific Progress
January 16, 2022 – Walter Block …… Contentious scientific questions should be vigorously debated, not smugly shut down. Continue reading →
How Socialist Dogma Replaces Real Science with “Settled Science”
December 1, 2020 – Allen Gindler …… Socialist regimes under the Soviets and the National Socialists silenced scientific theories that appeared to contradict the regime’s ideological dogmas. The modern politicization of science is going down that road. Continue reading →
The United Nations and the Origins of “The Great Reset”
November 19, 2020 – Antony P. Mueller …… The United Nations has been the key institution in setting the stage for a global “Great Reset” devoted to global management of human society and of markets. Continue reading →
The Media Is Now Openly Pushing Secession as the Election Nears
October 9, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The secessionist view is now increasingly being promoted by writers outside the usual conservative and libertarian groups that have long advocated in favor of decentralization and local control. Continue reading →
Debunking NPR’s Bizarre ‘In Defense of Looting’ Interview
September 1, 2020 – Brad Polumbo …… In a controversial NPR interview that quickly went viral, author Vicky Osterweil attempted to recast property crime as nonviolent and morally good. Continue reading →
‘Mr. Jones’ Shows Fake News Is a Historic Reality—And No Laughing Matter
July 25, 2020 – Jen Maffessanti …… When the New York Times covered up one of communism’s worst atrocities. Continue reading →
Why Central Planning by Medical Experts Will Lead to Disaster
April 13, 2020 – Gary Galles …… Medical experts have tunnel vision when it comes to disease and public policy, and they greatly overestimate their own abilities to anticipate unintended costs and consequences. Continue reading →
Neil deGrasse Tyson is Correct about the Numbers
August 14, 2019 – David Henderson …… Science writer Neil deGrasse Tyson says human emotions tend to respond more to spectacle than data. He’s right. Continue reading →
Is the Government Really Accountable to the People?
June 27, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Peace and prosperity is diminished for taxpaying citizens because politicians and bureaucrats are not “accountable” for their actions in any meaningful sense of the word. Continue reading →
Imagine if the Media Had as Much Sympathy for Small Business Owners as it Does for Federal Employees
March 12, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… If the media cared much about the plight of small business owners, we’d see many more stories about how government regulations, taxes, and mandates make life more difficult for both owners and their employees. Continue reading →