The Labor Market Shortage is Exposing Two Big Ways the Government Hurts Teenagers
June 3, 2021 – Kerry McDonald …… It’s time to stop coddling our kids. Continue reading →
Why Cause-of-Death Stats Aren’t as Reliable as the CDC Wants You to Think
June 1, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… Like any other piece of aggregate government data, cause-of-death data is used to justify new government interventions and policies. But there are good reasons to suspect there are many problems in compiling and auditing this data. Continue reading →
America’s Elites Are Terrified of Hillbillies
May 29, 2021 – Robert Weissberg …… Blacks can riot for months, loot stores by the hundreds, and otherwise run amok – and the elites give them a pass. Hillbillies, by contrast, need only arrive in their pick-up trucks, assemble peacefully, and express some patriotic clichés – and the elites become fearful. Continue reading →
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Gets Exposed for Lockdown Hypocrisy (Again!)
May 25, 2021 – Brad Polumbo …… This reflects a common political motto: “Rules for thee, but not for me.” Continue reading →
Major Tech CEO Speaks Out Against Woke Capitalism
May 23, 2021 – Brad Polumbo …… Here’s hoping more CEOs follow Shopify’s lead and rediscover the fundamental morality of free-market capitalism. Continue reading →
Socialism, American Style, Part 4
May 20, 2021 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… There is but one solution to the education morass — liberty — educational liberty — the separation of school and state, just as our ancestors separated church and state. Continue reading →
Restricting Freedom Didn’t Defeat Covid
May 17, 2021 – John Tamny …… Historians will marvel at the abject stupidity of the political class in 2020. Continue reading →
Cops Beat Up an Old Lady and Then Laughed about It. Where Were the “Good Cops”?
May 16, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… After police beat up an elderly woman and denied her medical care, the arresting officers proceeded to laugh about her injury, fist bumping and declaring “I love it” as they watched video of the brutal arrest. Now imagine if a private firm did this. Continue reading →
The Dystopian Future in Which Almost No One Owns a Car
May 15, 2021 – Zachary Yost …… Some advocates of self-driving cars argue that their adoption would mean that very few people would actually own a vehicle anymore. We’d all just rent rides on self-driving Uber cars. This would be a dream come true for advocates of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders. Continue reading →
The Government’s War on Pipelines Made Us Vulnerable to Attacks on Our Infrastructure
May 12, 2021 – Jon Miltimore …… The recent fuel disruptions show the danger in the government’s long war on oil pipelines. Continue reading →