It smells like a rat at the Department of Homeland Security, where the assistant secretary on countering weapons of mass destruction has concocted a ridiculous scenario involving the painkiller fentanyl, …
Last night, I attended a lecture from Sir Salman Rushdie. His lecture, “On Civility,” was an impassioned defense of freedom of speech regardless of one’s opinions. The speech also made …
A recent article at Mother Jones said something I’ve never thought of before. “…[In]…the case of social media platforms, their power is over the currency of democracy: information.” The article …
Every day, Americans abide by rules we don’t like. In some states, it is illegal to collect rainwater. (That means collecting water that literally falls from the sky can get …
Facing a $2.3 billion budget deficit, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is blaming the Trump tax reforms for causing this fiscal upheaval. Cuomo asserts that Trump’s tax reforms have raised …
A woman called 911 on a black babysitter only to learn that her instincts had failed her. Corey Lewis, 27, a black man, was inside his vehicle outside a Walmart …
Advocates for centralized government (as opposed to self-government) often argue that without it, important services such as emergency-related aid would not be provided when needed. Many big government advocates claim …
As it turns out, federal government employees themselves know that their employer has no interest in meeting goals, improving the experience of people affected (not served) by the government, or …
Electricity is a product just like gas and water. The provision of these products to the consumer should be made available by private companies that specialize in making sure their customers …
Whenever we hear about Russia’s alleged role in persuading the U.S. population into voting for President Donald Trump, reports often mention news organizations operating in the United States that are …
