Biden’s protectionism is overwhelmingly and above all about expanding and cementing his political support by creating rents for special-interest groups.
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The Lockdown Caste System
Like Black Lives Matter, the Democratic Party enjoyed an exemption from the lockdown measures.
What Really Happened: Lockdown until Vaccination
The goal of all of it was to keep natural immunity from ruining the chance for the mRNA shots to save the day.
Less Than 50% of Democrats Have a Positive View of Capitalism
To understand these negative views and pessimistic attitudes, we have to first ask, what do these young people think “capitalism” means?
Are the Democrats betraying Israel?
Both Biden and his predecessor, President Barack Obama, promised that they had Israel’s back, but it now appears that they are painting a target on its back at a time of its greatest vulnerability.
Drawing The Line Between A Pro-Hamas Protestor And A Terrorist
Most of those who today support and admire Hamas will not cross the line from advocacy to terrorism, but some likely will.
The Justice of an All-Volunteer Military
The most equitable and just sharing of the burden of America’s military is assured by its all-volunteer nature, and that conscription would be inequitable and unjust.
The Single Greatest Obstacle to Health Care Quality
When government asserts control over your health care, it creates opportunities for low‐quality providers to lobby for subsidies and regulations that protect them from competition from high‐quality producers.
The Free-Market vs. The Morality of Altruism
The Democrats are following through on the dictates of altruism. The Republicans are balking at what altruism demands without challenging the basic premise.
Why Health Insurance in America Lacks Rationality and How To Fix It
How the government drove out the science of risk from the entire business of consumer pricing of health care insurance.
Covid-19 Lockdowns: Four Years Ago This Week, Freedom Was Torched
Seemingly out of nowhere, people who the public had largely ignored, the public health bureaucrats, all united to tell the executives in charge – mayors, governors, and the president – that the only way to deal with a respiratory virus was to scrap freedom and the Bill of Rights.
Canadians Should Embrace Private For Profit Health Care
Why should Canadians embrace private health care as a moral alternative to medicare, as citizens of most other countries do?
Philosophical Detection: Diversity Demands for Hiring and Public Attacks on Minorities
Both actually stem from the same root: racism.
Contagion of Cowardice
Going against the grain and daring to stand up for truth in a time of totalitarianism is exceedingly dangerous.
Ayn Rand’s Devastating Critique of ‘Liberals’
Ayn Rand’s assessment of modern “liberals” differs radically from the criticisms leveled by conservatives, a group she is often wrongly lumped in with.
Proud to Pay More is Proud to Make Others Pay Most of the Tab
A group including about 250 million- and billionaires calling themselves Proud to Pay More (P2PM) advocated the imposition of wealth taxes in an open letter to the “luminaries” meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
A 2024 Mid-Priced Automobile Sells for the Same $300 Price Paid for a Model T Ford in 1924
Today, the price of a paper dollar is just one gold cent.
The So-Called International Court of Justice Deserves No Respect Until It Addresses Hamas War Crimes
International law, and especially the law of war, is largely an academic enterprise. Enforced mechanisms are entirely political and not deserving of the respect accorded real judges.
Biden’s New Plan Threatens Health Coverage for More than Half a Million People
Biden’s proposal would eliminate consumer protections, throw sick patients out of their health insurance, and leave them to face sky-high medical bills without insurance for up to one year.
Biden Administration Bureaucrats on the Appliance Warpath
The Biden administration is not just tweaking regulations, it is effectively banning whole categories of appliances that are sold on the market to advance the President’s climate agenda.
Alexander Hamilton Did Not Espouse Massive Government, Militarism, or Protective Tariffs
Hamilton’s tariffs sought to maximize revenue, not help domestic manufacturing interests.
No Need to Panic on Climate Change
To do better on climate, we must resist the misleading, alarmist climate narrative. Panic is a terrible adviser.
Why Pure Socialism is Impossible
The establishment of a comprehensive system of socialist central planning would be equivalent to going back in time, before the institutions of private property and market competition had enabled the utilization of prices for rational decision-making.
Colorado Supreme Court Violated The U.S. Constitution By Removing Donald Trump From The Ballot
The 14th Amendment was never intended to be used to deny voters the right to decide who their next president would be in all future elections.
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