Julian Maxwell Hayter University of Richmond theconversation.com Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws. Blum has no formal legal training. He, in fact, refers to himself
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Some libertarians dismiss concerns over social media companies’ suppression of news and opinions that contradict select agendas by pointing out that these platforms are private companies, not part of the government. There are two problems with this argument. First, there is nothing unlibertarian about criticizing private
In the 1930s, Stalin embarked on a sweeping ideological purge of the Soviet military. The purge was designed to remove potential threats to Stalin’s grip on power, and any ideological remnants of Trotskyism. In 2021, the Democrat party embarked on a sweeping ideological purge of the American military. That
cfact.org The biggest purveyors of “misinformation” and “disinformation” in America today are those who profess to be journalists, especially when it comes to “reporting” on climate issues. It would be understandable to counter this by saying, rather, that it is politicians and their appointees who are the ones conveying
There is simply no denying that anti-Semitism is spreading like a virulent plague across the West. Such open and violent hatred of Jews has not been seen since the Brownshirts romper-stomped through the streets of Berlin. In the USA alone, where anti-Semitism was already by far the most prevalent hate
David Smith University of Sydney theconversation.com Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, a zealous convert to Donald Trump’s cause, once offered an expansive vision of how Trump should rule in a second term: “fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show COVID-19 cases are again rising in some parts of the country. The CDC’s map indicates that several states
by Danelle Morton and Topher Sanders, with additional reporting by Jessica Lussenhop ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Train Country; Investigating Railroad Safety in America As powerful railroad companies race to maximize
Bonner Cohen, PhD Bonner R Cohen is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. He also serves as a senior policy adviser with the Heartland Institute, senior policy analyst with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow,
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com I’m writing this on the morning of November 23rd, 2023. Because of one of the most famous events in
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org In November 2021, former US Representative from Georgia Bob Barr wrote a little-noticed political column claiming that buried inside President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation was a
Bobbie Anne Flower Cox brownstone.org Bobbie Anne, a 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is an attorney with 25 years experience in the private sector, who continues to practice law but also lectures in her field of expertise – government over-reach and improper regulation and assessments. I hope you are sitting down when
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A brief history
At this point, a ‘Netflix documentary’ is to be taken as seriously as Erich von Daniken writing a manual on quantum physics. One of the worst offenders is When They See Us, a series ‘based’ on the case of the Central Park Five. A series so wildly fanciful that not
Mark Angelides libertynation.com The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules […] that ban internet providers from discrimination in service coverage based on income level, race, and other protected classes. However, the November 15 decision is merely the opening salvo in a three-pronged attack on digital freedoms pushed by lawmakers,
