Despite Its Much Stricter COVID-19 Policies, California's Per Capita Death Rate Is Only Slightly Lower Than Florida's
The comparison poses a puzzle for people who believe lockdowns were crucial in controlling the pandemic.
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8 and 10-Year-Old Escorted Home by Firefighters After Neighbors Report Unsupervised Kids
Living under constant adult supervision should not be a government mandate.
Cambridge Will Recognize Polyamorous Partnerships and Other Domestic Arrangements With More Than 2 Adults
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The Government Has Botched the Vaccine Rollout at Every Step
Burdensome regulations have likely cost lives.
These Nonprofit 'Disclosure' Requirements Are an Assault on the First Amendment
A California rule and a bill approved by the House seem designed to chill freedom of speech and freedom of association.
Georgia Republicans Aim To Restrict Voting by Mail
The state Senate approved some cynical changes to Georgia's absentee ballot laws under the guise of securing future elections from fraud that no one seems to be able to find.
No, a Potential Recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Not a Threat to Democracy
It may, however, be a consequence of authoritarian COVID-19 responses that failed to keep citizens safe.
Twitter Sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Accusing Him of Retaliating Against the Company for Banning Donald Trump
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The Great Vaccine Fiasco
Federal predictions that 20 million Americans would be vaccinated by the end of 2020 were off by an order of magnitude.
What Have We Done?
On the largest spending bill in U.S. history and the one year anniversary of life under coronavirus.
State Revenue Is 'Virtually Flat.' Local Government Revenue Is Up Slightly. Congress Wants To Give Them $350 Billion Anyway.
The Democrats' COVID bill showers billions of unneeded dollars on state and local governments.
Japanese Mapping App Helps Users Steer Clear of Loud Neighborhood Kids. But Why?
Experts speak of "society's growing intolerance for the sounds of children at play."
Cops Who Assaulted and Arrested a Man for Standing Outside His Own House Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Won't Hear the Case.
The Supreme Court delivers another blow to a victim of egregious police abuse.
Contrary to What the CDC's New COVID-19 Advice Implies, There Is Strong Evidence That Vaccination Curtails Virus Transmission
Research in Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. has found dramatic reductions in asymptomatic infections.
New CDC Guidance Says Vaccinated People Can Do a Tiny Bit of Socializing
But the vaccinated are still expected to wear masks and socially distance when in public.
Biden Justice Department Sides Against Free Speech Advocates in Big First Amendment Case
The federal government weighs in on Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L..
How a Socialist Candidate Plans To Destroy Ecuador's Currency
Will Ecuador make the same mistake Venezuela already suffered through with dedollarization?
Even With a Good Excuse for Government Action, the State Bungled 12 Months of the Pandemic
Much of the government response to COVID-19 has had little or negative impact on the public.
Should Businesses Focus Solely on Profits? Whole Foods' John Mackey vs. Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook
A Soho Forum debate about stakeholder value vs. shareholder value.
Why Dr. Seuss Is Worth Defending
Banishing him from library shelves is a slippery slope.
Elite Media Run Press Releases for Biden's COVID Bill
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Alex Tabarrok on 'First Doses First'
"When you push out the first doses faster, you get to herd immunity faster."
Researchers Call for 'Full and Unrestricted' Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins
A recent WHO investigation has left many questions unanswered.
Biden Goes Big
Somehow, policy makers slid from "never waste a crisis" to "everything is a crisis," a development that is particularly irksome during an actual crisis.
Some Jobs Are More Equal Than Others
All professions deserve the same constitutional protections that speech-heavy industries get.
Josh Hawley's Toxic Populism
Is the senator's authoritarian grandstanding the dark future of the GOP?
5 Ways Elon Musk and Other Billionaires Get Welfare for the Rich
Here's how to find it and put an end to it all.
A SWAT Team Destroyed This Innocent Woman's House While Chasing a Fugitive. The City Refuses To Pay for Damages.
"I've lost everything," says Vicki Baker.
Kentucky Bill Would Make Insulting a Cop a Crime
Courts have widely upheld the First Amendment right to hurl choice words or gestures at police.
Should Businesses Only Focus on Shareholder Value? A Soho Forum Debate
Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook says yes, Whole Foods' John Mackey says no.
Detroit Mayor Is Wrong To Turn Down J&J COVID-19 Vaccines
"The best vaccine for you is the first one you can get."
Texas Has Hundreds of Thousands of Coronavirus Carriers. The Governor Is Worried About 'Hundreds' of COVID-Positive Migrants.
Greg Abbott's fear is hard to take seriously, but it jibes with hoary stereotypes about immigrants.
Biden Says He Wants War Authorizations Repealed
Just keep an eye on the small print. The wars might officially end while still allowing inappropriate military meddling.
U.S. Lifts Tariffs on Scotch Whisky, but American Distillers Remain on the Rocks
The announcement signals a possible deescalation in the transatlantic trade war and raises hopes for a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement.
A Promising Qualified Immunity Decision From a Potential Biden SCOTUS Nominee
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson denied qualified immunity to the officers involved in Patterson v. United States.
Cold Courage Serves Up Icy Nordic Noir
Import mystery thriller part of new AMC+ streaming service.
Did Anti-Price Gouging Laws Lead to More COVID-19 Deaths?
A new paper finds that the shortages produced by emergency price controls led to more social interactions as people searched for scarce goods. Additional COVID-19 deaths weren't far behind.
Cuomo's Office Covered Up Nursing Home Death Toll Last Summer
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California's Zero-Emission Car Mandate Is Empty Virtue Signalling
Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order banning non-electric cars from being sold after 2035 merely shifts the emissions from the tailpipe to the power plant.
Global Freedom Is Losing Ground
Democracies are going to have to do better at exercising their core liberal values to prove their worth and win back support.
Wollstonecraft
A new book aims to reveal the rest of Mary Wollstonecraft's worldview beyond her support for women's rights
