Culture >
Proud To Be An American?
The American Spirit of Independence, Innovation and Benevolence
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Law >
Free Speech: Use It or Lose It
“We’re from the government and we’ll have to revoke your blogging license if you keep spreading too much ‘misinformation.’”
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Politics >
Freedom of Inheritance: Repeal The Estate Tax
Repealing the inheritance tax means that substantial sums that would otherwise disappear into government spending programs will instead be used to make capital investments.
Don’t Bring That Booze into My Taxi
A minor issue at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has potentially major implications for the future of Islam in the United States. Starting about a decade ago, some Muslim taxi drivers serving the airport declared that they would not transport…
Economic Inequality: Process and Results
Democrats plan to trumpet the income and wealth gap for political gain in this year’s elections. According to The Wall Street Journal article “Democrats’ Risky Strategy,” Democratic candidates blame Republicans for economic inequality. This…
Frivolous Politics: How to Become a “Racist”
Nowhere is political frivolity more in evidence than in issues involving racial and ethnic groups. Disagree with some policies or demands and you become an instant “racist.” The substance of those policies or demands, and the substance of the objections to…
The Battle of Our Era
We are engaged in a vast battle to defend scientific, industrial civilization against irrationalism. Whether the enemy bombs the World Trade Center, abortion clinics, logging equipment, or medical research labs, the target is the same: reason–the use of reason…
Guantanamo and the Geneva Convention
I oppose any pretense at such a thing as “international law.” The concept of “law” implies governmental enforcement. Where there is no government, such as between nations, there can be no law. This is all the more true when nations are at war….
World >
A Turn for the Worst: Turkey’s Radical Turn Toward Islam?
Is this the start of a process that could transform Turkey, for 80 years the stalwart of secularism in the Muslim Middle East, into an Islamic republic?
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Markets: Business & Economics >
Hands Off Amazon.com and Sell Off the Post Office
President Trump should focus on getting government out of business by deregulating—and privatizing the United States Postal Service.
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Science & Technology >
Immoral to Ban Human Cloning
The actual opposition to human cloning springs from something primordial, the fear of the unknown, the fear captured in the catch-phrase: “We can’t play God.” But why can’t we? We can and we must.
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