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  • A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed By the Coronavirus

    A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed By the Coronavirus0

    From the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, state and local governments responded in various ways from issuing emergency orders – citywide shutdowns to school closures and beyond – but it’s the suspension of various laws and regulations that is exposing the unnecessary regulatory web that burdens businesses. As often happens during

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  • The Staggering Collapse of U.S. Intelligence on the Coronavirus

    The Staggering Collapse of U.S. Intelligence on the Coronavirus0

    The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the United States unlike any other event in recent history, proving to be far more disruptive to American society, and far most damaging to the U.S. economy, than even the events of 9/11. The U.S. response is something President Trump has likened to a “war,” going so far as to

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  • The Coronavirus Revival of the Stay-at-Home Mom

    The Coronavirus Revival of the Stay-at-Home Mom0

    A fascinating thing about this time in history is how it’s challenging many of our long-held beliefs and practices. Take the conversation my sister relayed to me the other day. While out for a walk, she stopped to talk with a neighbor – from an appropriate distance, of course – and asked how she was

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  • J.M. Keynes’ Dreams of a Eugenic Future

    J.M. Keynes’ Dreams of a Eugenic Future0

    Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren ranks among the best-known contributions in the economic writings of John Maynard Keynes. First prepared as a lecture for schoolchildren in 1928, the article predicted a coming age of leisure and economic abundance in the not-too-distant future. The economist’s century-long prophecy of a 15-hour work week, attained through scientific ordering

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  • Illegal Border Crossings Drop by Half Under Coronavirus Shutdown

    Illegal Border Crossings Drop by Half Under Coronavirus Shutdown0

    Since the Trump administration ordered a shutdown of the U.S.-Mexico border, government officials are reporting a roughly 50 percent drop in illegal alien apprehensions. Under orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration on Friday declared a lockdown of the southern and northern borders, permitting only the flow of “essential” travel.

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  • COVID-19 and the Disappearance of SJWs

    COVID-19 and the Disappearance of SJWs0

    During 2019 BC (Before Coronavirus), every morning brought at least one or two headlines of some person or group newly offended in the culture wars. Some sportscaster would make an innocuous comment, be labeled a misogynist, and find himself packing his bags. A speaker would arrive at a college campus where an angry mob would

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  • What C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Tells Us About the Coming Election

    What C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Tells Us About the Coming Election0

    Americans, finally facing the prospect of the mano-a-mano portion of the 2020 presidential campaign, have already learned that previous complainers about the negativity, underhandedness, and attack-dog nature of politics didn’t know how good they had it. Abetted by technologies that increase the reach and power of smear campaigns and by mechanisms that allow far more

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  • Toilet Paper Derangement Syndrome: It’s Here and It’s Real

    Toilet Paper Derangement Syndrome: It’s Here and It’s Real0

    I was at the dentist’s office last week for a checkup when Dr. H came in wearing his usual colorful smock. He poked around in my mouth, and then said to his assistant, “Number 15 is going to have to come out.” “Number 15?” I asked. “The molar at the back on the top left.

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  • The Twisted Optimism of the Miserabilists

    The Twisted Optimism of the Miserabilists0

    With deaths mounting, economies tanking and unemployment growing, it’s hard to see anything positive in the coronavirus pandemic – other than rehearsing for something worse down the pike. However, optimism flourishes in odd places. In fact, some people batten on the misery of a world in turmoil. Here are a few miserabilists who see a

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