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Why Carbon Offsets—Not Taxes or Emissions Caps—Are the Best Path to Carbon Neutrality
Voluntary markets can jumpstart climate solutions far more effectively than
AOC Says Taxpayers Should Have to Pay Her $17K Student Loan—Even Though She Makes $174K a Year
Why does AOC believe working-class taxpayers should have to pay her bills?
Report: Thousands of Canadians Died Due to Delayed Care during COVID-19
The key to solving the problem is getting the right diagnosis.
US Population Growth Just Hit an All-Time Low. Here’s Why That’s Bad for Humanity
Population growth is inextricably linked to economic growth.
Fauci Admits Africa Travel Ban Was Passed "in the Dark" and Says Government Is Reevaluating the Policy
The government shut down travel from several African nations—a policy the head of the UN described as “travel apartheid”—for a variant of the virus that has not accounted for a single confirmed death in the entire world.
47,000 More People Died of This Disease in 2020 Due to Lockdowns, World Health Organization Reports
People around the world will be paying for lockdowns with their lives for years to come.
St. Paul’s Mayor Is Already Scrambling to Amend the City’s Harmful Rent Control Law
Basic economics teaches us that the solution to high demand is more supply, not price controls.
Finding Utility in the Dark Economy—and Mitigating Its Dark Side
What is the dark web? And is it as sinister as its name implies?
How Does Government Welfare Stack Up Against Private Charity? It’s No Contest.
Charity constitutes a robust alternative to government welfare, one that is far more ethical and far more effective.
Compulsory Schooling Laws Under Scrutiny in Michigan Following Deadly Tragedy
The history of compulsory schooling laws says a lot about their true purpose.
New Report Shows Why Congress’s Plan to Raise Cigarette and Nicotine Taxes is Such a Terrible Idea
Don’t be surprised when criminal enterprises see the biggest benefits.
Here’s Why You Aren’t Allowed to Watch the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
This isn’t a conspiracy. This is just plain old government corruption.
Biden Is Right That Moving Off Fossil Fuels Quickly Would Be Dangerous
Biden’s admission about the limits of renewable energy deserves attention.
Three Amazing Benefits That Could Come From the Metaverse
The ambitious project of Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Sweeney, and other billionaire technologists could radically change our lives within the next five to ten years.
Burned Out Teachers Are Launching Their Own Schools Instead of Abandoning Their Passion—and Succeeding
Microschools can help both teachers and students get re-energized about learning.
Man Gets Back $30,000 the Government Stole from Him—11 Months after Drug Agents Seized It without Cause
Think you should be innocent until proven guilty? Civil forfeiture laws beg to differ.
Maskless Joe Biden Caught Violating Mandates (Again)
This isn’t Biden’s first time flouting COVID-19 mask requirements.
How the ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ Fable Reveals the Folly of Student Loan Forgiveness
Today, instead of Aesop Fables, we have Government Fables.
There's No Denying the Socialist Roots of Fascism
Fascism is a form of socialism. As such, it does not engage in a fight between left and right, but between different leftists ideologies.
They Said Inflation Would Be 'Transitory.' The Data Say Something Different.
Inflation isn't slowing down. It's picking up speed again.
Thanksgiving Costs Are Up—But There Are Better Ways to Address Soaring Prices Than Skipping Turkey Dinner
Current year over year inflation in the United States is running at 6.2 percent—but there are solutions.
A Thanksgiving Address—and Warning—Worth Remembering
Are the American people running away from their own revolution?
Twin Cities Voters Flunk Econ 101 by Passing Rent Control—and the Fallout Is Already Visible
Negative repercussions have already erupted in St. Paul following a vote to cap annual rent increases at 3%.
The Scariest Inflation Chart You’ve Ever Seen
History teaches us something important about inflation: it can spiral out of control just that fast.
Twin Cities Saw Massive Decline in Restaurant Jobs After Passing Minimum Wage Increase, New Fed Paper Shows
The minimum wage hikes in Minneapolis and St. Paul are not even fully phased in yet—but some of their hidden costs are already becoming visible.
Woman Sues Police Union for Using Her Son for Photo-Op—After Beating Her Up
The City of Philadelphia already agreed to pay out for the attack, but now Rickia Young wants the police union that used her son for a misleading photo to take responsibility.
Elizabeth Warren Just Blamed High Gas Prices on Corporate Greed. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Make Any Sense
'This isn’t about inflation… this is about price-gouging,' the senator claimed during an MSNBC interview.
The Countries With the Cleanest Environments in the World Are Also the Most Economically Free, Research Shows
Research shows that countries with the highest levels of economic freedom also have the highest environmental performance,
Carlos Rangel: The Man Who Tried to Save Venezuela From Socialism
Venezuelans should regret not having listened to Carlos Rangel. But we can still revive his texts and make them known to the world.
What Gibbon Got Wrong in 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Edward Gibbon claimed that Christianity caused the fall of Rome, but there are several pieces of evidence that conflict with this thesis.
Here’s Everything That’s Wrong With the Build Back Better Spending Bill House Democrats Just Passed
It's uniquely terrible even by the abysmally low standards we expect from Congress.
The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Is Putting the American Justice System on Trial
If this is what they do in a high-profile case, just imagine what goes on when they’ve got a poor defendant with a public defender who is juggling hundreds of cases.
The Forgotten Victims of COVID-19: 7 Groups Punished by Lockdowns
The pandemic’s trail of destruction reaches far further than the death toll of the virus.
NYT Explores What Happens When Democrats Have All the Power. The Answer May Surprise You
It turns out voters and lawmakers in progressive states arrive at decisions like everyone else: on self-interest. But that's not all.
Republican Congresswoman Introduces Bill to End Federal Marijuana Criminalization
Any legislation that takes us a step toward freedom is a welcome development.
No Gasoline Without 'COVID Papers'? It’s Already Happening in Some Parts of the World
Slovenia's regulation forbidding people without 'COVID certificates' from pumping fuel shows governments are getting increasingly creative in their coercion.
New Harvard Study: Homeschoolers Turn Out Happy, Well-Adjusted, and Engaged
Homeschooled children fared better than children who attended public schools in many categories.
Exclusive: I Spotted Three of CNN’s Most Well-Known Names at an Indoor Billy Joel Concert—Without Masks On
Admonishing others for not doing something that you yourself do not do is the very definition of hypocrisy.
The Ugly Truth about Political Violence in America
Political violence is far too real and far too dangerous to treat as a partisan tool.
Interview: Rand Paul Explains What’s Really Causing America’s Inflation Woes
Is it Joe Biden, the Federal Reserve, or all of the above?
St. Paul Just Implemented the Nation’s Strictest Rent Control Law. It’s Already Backfiring Tremendously
It's one of the strictest rent control measures in the US—if not the world.
Swine Flu Was Far More Deadly to Children Than COVID-19, Data Show
We now know the common flu and swine flu were deadlier to children than COVID-19. So why are politicians still pushing mandates?
The True Costs of Biden's Infrastructure Bill, Explained
There’s no such thing as free infrastructure.
EU Court Upholds $2.8 Billion Fine against Google for... Advertising?
When it becomes illegal for companies to promote their own products on their own platforms, maybe it’s time to rethink the laws.
Why Rapid COVID Tests in the US Are Harder to Find (and More Expensive) Than in Europe
A recently published investigative report by ProPublica reveals just how badly the US bureaucracy botched the COVID-19 response.
Meet the 11 Millions “Overlooked” Students in the US School System—and See Where they May Be Heading
Hybrid schools may be able to meet the needs of many of the millions of students exiting or seeking exit from their school system.
The Ayn Rand Novel You Should Read First
As someone who's read all of Rand's works, here's where I recommend starting.
New University Provides An Alternative to “Woke” Higher Ed
A commitment to free thought and inquiry will be a foundational principle for the new school.
SNAP: The Uncomfortable Truths about the Food Stamp Program
The good-hearted attempts to provide wholesome food to needy families are not working as lawmakers intended.
The FDA is Holding Up Potentially Life-Saving COVID Treatments
This latest FDA failure offers a painful reminder of how entrenched, powerful government bureaucracies threaten progress and harm society
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