Middle Eastern young people are moving away from fundamentalism.
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We Need A Competitive Market for Scientific Expert Advice
Without competition among experts, we can expect more expert failure in the future.
What Would a Biden Presidency Mean for Energy in the Asia-Pacific Region?
What would a Biden victory mean for the energy-importing countries of the Asia-Pacific region?
Lockdowns Have Killed What’s Left of the United Nations’ Credibility
In the year 2020, the United Nations has effectively stood as a bystander and partial accomplice amid the most widespread violations of human rights at any time in its seven-decade history.
China’s Dark Turn Away From Capitalism and Freedom
A recent New York Times editorial board member wrote that it was difficult to know whether the United States is “better, worse, or the same” as China.
The Economic Performance of Coronavirus Sweden
The full judgement of the Swedish experiment must wait a while.
Brexit Matters More than Ever
There is a realignment of politics underway in the UK and most other developed countries; in the UK it is now almost complete, thanks in no small part to Brexit whereas in some other countries it is still happening; Brexit did not cause this realignment, but it was caused by it.
Individual Freedom Works for COVID-19 Mitigation in Sweden
“Laissez-faire” Stockholm seems to fare better than locked-down New York.
China’s Totalitarianism is a Bad Role Model
Some Americans say our government should be more like China’s. Repressive government controls like China’s should not be our role model.
What Sweden Has Done Right on Coronavirus
Contrary to the U.S., where President Trump and Governor Cuomo and countless other political figures compete for the attention of their constituents and populace and underlings, the Swedish experience has been one of decentralized decision-makers and arms-length officials calling the shots.
Another African Tragedy
Africa’s locust plague is man-made.
Cuban Education Under Castro: Literate for Indoctrination
What explains the rising literacy rates and rising levels of educational achievements is also what explains the regime’s ability to continually repress Cuban people.
After Years of Appeasement, America Acts Morally Against Iran
Donald Trump is the first American president to militarily counterstrike an enemy explicitly on the principle of saving American lives.
Iran, Not Iraq, Was and Still Is The Fundamental Issue
Iraq was never the fundamental issue; the Iran-led ascent of the Islamist movement was and still is.
Jimmy Lai and the Fight for Freedom in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai, the entrepreneur and leader in the fight to preserve freedom in Hong Kong, describes the struggles he has endured including having his home fire-bombed, his family harassed, and his business threatened by the Chinese Communist Party.
How Can an Atheist Support a “Religious” State Like Israel?
We should recognize Israel’s fundamental nature as a free society, and lend it our moral endorsement so long as that remains a defining feature
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is Not Fundamentally About “Stolen” Arab Land
Collectivist claims to land based on heredity or ancestral links often reflect a xenophobic, or worse, motivation: the desire to exclude “outsiders” precisely because they differ from your racial or tribal group.
NBA Kneeling To China Demonstrates That Freedom of Speech is Imposible Without a Free Market
The difference between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is that Donald cannot command companies doing business with the NFL to stop doing so until every football player who has kneeled during the national anthem publicly apologize for “offending the American people.” China can.
NBA Values: Standing with China, Silent On Irresponsible Fathers
NBA’s silence over Hong Kong dissidents follows the league’s silence on an elephant-in-the-room issue by a league that prides itself on promoting good values through its role model players: the issue of unwed fathers.
The Palestinian Movement vs. Freedom Loving Palestinians
The Palestinian movement is divided between would-be quasi-secular dictators and Islamist theocrats, and it exploits its own people, disposing of their lives as cheap.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is Solvable
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is solvable, and we can secure American interests in the Middle East, but there’s no shortcut.
The European Union’s War on Innovation and Free Markets
The response by the EU has been mind boggling: instead of relaxing its tight rules, it has doubled down, and in recent years expanded its War on Innovation ever more.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is Fundamentally Ideological
To view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as just a quarrel over one piece of land fails to recognize the fundamental nature of this conflict.
Iran vs Trump: How Did Trump Become the Villain?
Iran attacks oil tankers and bombs Saudi Arabian oil facilities and Trump becomes the villain?
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