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Biden Is Against Corporate Welfare Except When He's for It
Not that many Americans expect politicians to be truthful, but for the sake of naïfs walking among us at this late date, let's point out that, when President Joe Biden rails against giveaways to big...
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With Rising Debt, the U.S. Federal Government Is in Bad Company
Misery loves company, as they say. But does financial irresponsibility also enjoy spending a little quality time with friends? If so, it's quite a party. While the U.S. government is famously running...
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In California and Elsewhere, Fear of Crime Drives the Surveillance State
Did somebody say something about never letting a crisis go to waste? That may well have been on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's mind when he announced the installation of hundreds of surveillance...
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Americans Don't Want a Dictatorship, but They're Creating One Anyway
Whether a glass is half full or half empty is a matter of perspective. The same can be said about the half of Americans who oppose the idea of allowing presidents to rule unilaterally—an exercise of...
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Poll: Americans Don't Think All This Government Is Worth What We Pay for It
There were many reasons I left New York a quarter of a century ago, and taxes were just one among them. But along with less-restrictive laws and improved scenery, my move to Arizona rewarded me with...
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Biden Hints at Freedom for Julian Assange
It won't give him back the years he's spent in confinement, but WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may finally get a bit of justice after years of persecution for embarrassing U.S. officials. Under...
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COVID Stimulus Money Lined the Pockets of Scammers and Fueled Inflation
It's a given at this point that much pandemic-related fiscal stimulus was lost to fraud. The government flooded the world with money, we were told, to offset the disruption of economies paralyzed by...
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Revised Section 702 Surveillance Authority Poses More Danger Than Ever
At press time, the U.S. Senate is debating whether to not only renew the U.S. government's spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) but dramatically expand...
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Julian Simon Was Right: Ingenuity Leads to Abundance
If you're looking for further evidence that the world is recovering from the disruptions of pandemic policy, the Simon Abundance Index provides just that. After a brief retreat, the index once again...
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Supreme Court Takes Up ATF's Unilateral 'Ghost Gun' Rules
Can the government regulate objects that resemble unfinished firearm parts as if they are guns because, with tools and effort, they might be turned into working components? More specifically, can a...
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Australia Tries To Censor the World
You have to respect anybody willing to tell powerful government officials to get stuffed, and tech titan Elon Musk is pretty good at doing exactly that. While sometimes thin-skinned himself and not...
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Americans Favor Freedom of the Press, Sort Of
The good news is that Americans overwhelmingly support freedom of the press. The bad news is that a good half of the population doesn't seem to have the slightest clue what that means, favoring...
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For Peaceful Campus Protests, Colleges Need Free Speech Principles
This column was written before police entered Columbia University's Hamilton Hall One challenge of free speech advocacy is holding the line even when the speech in question is vile. Then you must make...
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Rent Control Remains the Wrong Solution to Housing Woes
Rent control is having something of a moment: In Los Angeles, tenants are invoking a law that imposes limits on apartments built on sites where rent-controlled units previously stood. A new rent...
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Even If You Support Police, Don't Ban People From Recording Them
Police, questioned over tactics and culturally besieged not too long ago, find themselves with renewed cachet amidst concerns over crime and campus chaos. That means leverage to win themselves leeway...
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Experts Wonder, Is America Truly in Decline?
Is the U.S. toast? Reports of America's death have been greatly exaggerated for decades. But every human endeavor does, eventually, come to an end. Now RAND, the granddaddy of think tanks, has a...
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Brace for Big Tax Hikes in 2026 Unless Congress Acts
Most Americans face tax hikes starting in 2026, and the increased federal tax bite will come about without Congress lifting a finger. That's because 2017's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expires at the...
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Zoning Regulations Empower Control Freaks—and Bigots
Imagine you're a member of a religious minority that's on the receiving end of a lot of hate, and the local zoning board is giving you a hard time over plans to expand your house of worship. Is it...
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World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows
Britain's signals intelligence spy chief raised eyebrows this week with warnings that Russia is coordinating both cyberattacks and physical acts of sabotage against the West. There's evidence to back...
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Presidential Debates Should Be More Frequent, and Tougher on Candidates
The presidency is powerful—entirely too powerful. Through mission creep, popular acclaim, and abandonment of responsibility by the legislative branch, the nation's chief executive has gained...
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