Revolutions are not born in crowds shouting slogans. They begin when fear breaks. When a single human being decides that humiliation is no longer an acceptable price for staying alive.
POLITICS
The basic and crucial political issue of our age is: capitalism versus socialism, or freedom versus statism. For decades, this issue has been silenced, suppressed, evaded, and hidden under the foggy, undefined rubber-terms of “conservatism” and “liberalism” which had lost their original meaning and could be stretched to mean all things to all men. – AYN RAND
Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy
Sent by the president to Congress, the NSS articulates the administration’s national security vision and how the several elements of US power will be used in pursuit of national security goals.
A Neighbor’s Journey Through January 6th
I can’t un-know what I learned in that courtroom. I can’t unsee the videos that contradicted the photographs. I can’t forget the disconnection between the evidence and the narrative.
Breaking the Government’s Grip on Medical Debate
The federal government should leave medical and scientific debates to scientists and clinicians.
Medicare Spending is the Largest Driver of the US Debt Crisis
Why We Can’t Grow Our Way Out of the Medicare-Driven Debt Crisis.
Venezuela—Indictments, Invasions, and the Constitution’s Crumbling Guardrails
Article I commits to Congress—not the president—the power to decide when the United States will initiate hostilities against foreign sovereigns.
The Inherent Contradiction of “State Capitalism”
Regardless of the evidence of “state capitalism” not working, many still consider the combination of statism and capitalism – the mixed economy – the ideal system, “the best of both worlds.”
A Cascade of Fraud Scandals in Minnesota
What do all the Minnesota programs in the news have in common? They are all mainly funded by the federal government and administered by the state.
The Meaning of New Year’s Resolutions
The solution to failed New Year’s resolutions is not to abandon the practice, but to supplement it with a broader resolution–a commitment to a goal-directed life.
The Arson of Excellence: The California Wealth Tax
The motivation of the California Wealth tax is darkly malevolent. This isn’t even a normal looting. It’s intended to destroy.
When Veterans Betray the Chain of Command
The chain of command isn’t just military protocol—it’s the constitutional architecture that keeps American democracy from sliding into chaos. Six Democratic members of Congress just attacked it.
Immigration Enforcement and the Betrayal of Due Process
Today’s victims are peaceful immigrants; tomorrow, the target could be any American who dares to challenge the state.
A Predictable Consequence of Trump’s Pragmatism
Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, it was easy to predict that his arbitrary tariffs would increase prices.
Madeira: Europe’s Forgotten Miracle
More than a stunning tourist destination or the birthplace of Cristiano Ronaldo, Madeira is living proof that competitive tax policy can transform a remote, peripheral, resource-poor region into an economic success story.
Bill Gates Helps Break the Moral Monopoly Against Fossil Fuels
Bill Gates’s humanist challenge to the anti-fossil-fuel climate establishment was only possible because the “moral monopoly” against fossil fuels has been breaking. Now it will break even faster.
Bill Maher is Incorrect When He Says Capitalism Has Failed
Maher’s claim that young people are voting for socialists because of the economy is a superficial explanation.
Trump’s Fantasy World
Producers are forced to trade on terms Trump dictates rather than terms of their own choosing.
Zohran Mamdani’s “Democratic Socialist” Plans For New York City
New York’s future does not lie in further centralization or state control. Its vitality has always derived from individual freedom, entrepreneurial energy, and the rule of law. The Big Apple became great because it allowed people to build, innovate, and prosper—not because government directed them.
Six Reasons to Not Extend the Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
Biden’s pandemic-era Obamacare premium subsidies were sold as temporary relief but have instead produced fraud, phantom enrollees, and subsidies for wealthy taxpayers who don’t need them.
Obamacare Has Failed
What Will It Take for Congress to Admit Obamacare Has Failed?
The Confluence: The Making of a Radical Chicago Activist
The child who became a radical activist for freedom that day cried out in defiance against injustice.
Five Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
The Myth of The Medicare “Trust Fund”
Using the phrase “Medicare’s trust fund” for any reason other than exposing its falsehood is grossly misleading. It implies there’s a pot of money available to fund Medicare, when no such pot exists.
Statism is The Great Political Evil
Why should you care about statism, the increasing government control over your freedom?
Let The Cutting of Federal Government Jobs Continue
The civilian workforce makes Washington D.C. “the nation’s single largest employer, with even more workers than Walmart, Amazon, or McDonald’s.”
Peace Requires Capitalism
As Rand observes, capitalism is the only system that makes peaceful co-existence among people and countries possible.
The Threat of Ever-Increasing Statism
Statism, as Ayn Rand defines it, is the political principle that life of an individual belongs to the state.
The Glee of the Mob: On the Murder of Discourse Itself
There are few spectacles more repugnant to the civilized mind than the sight of educated adults celebrating an assassination. Yet this is precisely what we witnessed in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University.
Freedom For Me But Not For Thee
We cannot have a country where the rights of one person matter more than the rights of another, simply because they were born in a different country or are the descendants of someone who was.
How Charlie Kirk Inspired a Generation
America was founded on the principle that we are free to disagree, and Charlie embodied that. Through respectful debate, he showed that people of all backgrounds and beliefs can stand firm in their convictions while still recognizing one another’s humanity. He lived that belief every single day.
How the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Betrayed Children Everywhere
The AAP, originally created a century ago to advocate for pediatricians and their patients, has devolved into an advertiser and lobbyist for the corporate interests that fund their operations. So much for “dedicated to the health of all children.”
Free Valjean
Journalism does Valjean a further injustice when it focuses only on the bone and not the boot.