No, the World Is Not Heading Toward 'Mass Extinction'
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
The U.S. remains the top destination for the world's immigrants—but it must be careful not to squander its immigration advantage.
An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.
The factory may have been a bad deal for Virginia, but tying the decision to Chinese aggression is the wrong move.
Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
The warning signs are flashing "don't be like China."
"When it comes to problems happening in America, [the NBA is] the first organization saying, 'This is wrong,'" says the former professional basketball player. But then they're silent for victims of torture.
Standing with blank pages in hand, the protesters' goal is to make manifest the implied violence that authoritarian states use to keep order.
The tendency of those in power to topple or embarrass themselves by overreaching should provide a lesson to policy makers.
They say the U.S. is pivoting to other conflicts, but the Pentagon hasn't exactly left the Middle East and North Africa behind.
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The long-term economic and social impacts of zero-COVID can't be reversed as easily.
Given the harms caused, lessons should be learned from China’s people, not its government.
Too many Western governments want to follow in the footsteps of authoritarians when it comes to tech privacy.
The president has urged the Chinese government to respect the rights of anti-lockdown demonstrators. He actively encouraged the Canadian government to end the trucker protests.
The Human Rights Foundation is mobilizing a global band of activists to fight authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, and beyond.
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Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
Poor countries expecting a climate change reparations bonanza will likely be disappointed.
The CCP’s tyranny extends even to U.S. college campuses, where Chinese and Taiwanese students fear censorship.
I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
"While we are dribbling a ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, losing their lives, and losing their hopes."
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
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Washington Post columnist Keith Richburg explains how foot voting patterns are a strong indicator of the relative appeal of governments.
In China, 27 people were punished for their involvement in producing math textbooks that featured drawings of a child sticking his tongue out and making a peace sign.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
The island’s communist government announced it would allow foreign investors to enter its nationalized retail industry as it faces shortages, blackouts, and new protests.
The U.S. may not realize it, but it has the upper hand. It turns out communism doesn't work.
“While we’re dribbling the ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, lives, and hope,” says the former Celtics center.
Nancy Pelosi’s presence in Taipei will not magically make Taiwan more secure from Chinese invasion.
If you believe that moving most of our chip production onshore is good for national security, you should labor for regulatory reforms rather than subsidies.
"Have we disproven the 'lab leak' theory? No, we have not."
Making the U.S. semiconductor industry dependent on subsidies is not the way to stick it to China.
Tariffs were supposed to make American chemical products more competitive. They made Chinese products more competitive instead.
Seafood prices have gone up by double digits as tariffs and inflation drive up costs for consumers
The U.S. International Trade Commission will hear from businesses harmed by tariffs at a hearing on Thursday.
"If government is big enough to give you anything, it's big enough to take everything away from you."
The surveillance state’s appetite for sensitive information is dangerous under any flag.
Defendants include a DHS employee and a retired DHS law enforcement agent.