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  • I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are My 6 Observations.

    I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are My 6 Observations.0

    While you were enjoying your Fourth of July weekend, I was attending a national conference on socialism. Why? Because socialism is having its moment on the left. Since there’s often confusion as to what socialism really is, I decided to attend the Socialism 2019 conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Chicago over the Fourth of

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  • Could Hormonal Contraception Be on Its Way Out?

    Could Hormonal Contraception Be on Its Way Out?0

    In the App Store’s health and fitness category, the number of period trackers is now second only to running apps.  Women are more empowered to conveniently access knowledge about their own fertility than ever before. One such app, Natural Cycles, goes so far as to describe itself as “digital contraception” and is the first app to

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  • Can Summer Jobs Reduce Violent Crime?

    Can Summer Jobs Reduce Violent Crime?0

    Several decades of social science has shown a correlation between joblessness among disadvantaged youth and violent crime. While remediation has not been shown to lead to prevention, there is some evidence that summer jobs can. For example a 2015 studypublished in the journal Science found that giving disadvantaged youth a summer job significanty reduces violent crime: In a

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  • The Difference Between Fourth of July and Bastille Day

    The Difference Between Fourth of July and Bastille Day0

    To celebrate Fourth of July, Donald Trump added a large military theme to the parade. Many observers, and critics, noted that this looked a lot like the traditional French celebration of Bastille Day, which will be celebrated this Sunday, July 14th. Americans tend to conflate Fourth of July and Bastille Day. The fact that they

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  • The BBC’s Critique of ‘I, Pencil’ Misses the Point

    The BBC’s Critique of ‘I, Pencil’ Misses the Point0

    Leonard Read’s immortal essay “I, Pencil” has persuaded more people of the wonders of the free market than possibly any other comparable work – so many that the BBC recently posted an article attacking it. However, anyone reading both articles will conclude that Read’s pencil comes out looking sharper. The mere fact that Read’s article

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  • No, I Don’t Care About Women’s Soccer, Stop Nagging Me About It

    No, I Don’t Care About Women’s Soccer, Stop Nagging Me About It1

    Given their arrogant and unpatriotic attitude, the women’s national soccer team seem to represent their own individual egos more than our nation. Paradoxically, they demand more pay while giving Americans more reasons to not support women’s soccer. U.S. national women’s team is using the “platform” they’ve built to diss President Trump and conservative America.   

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  • NEA Embraces the Woke Agenda — But Votes down “Student Learning”

    NEA Embraces the Woke Agenda — But Votes down “Student Learning”0

    Last week, thousands of teachers gathered in Houston for the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual convention. During the convention, any group of 50 delegates could bring to the floor a new business item, which is a one-year, non-binding resolution directing the union to take a certain action. Over 160 new business items were proposed, including New

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  • Are We Witnessing the Resurrection of Bitcoin?

    Are We Witnessing the Resurrection of Bitcoin?1

    Bitcoin is back. The pioneering cryptocurrency has shown clear signs of recovery in the last months, moving from $3,715 in January this year to nearly $12,000 today.   This has come as a surprise to those who thought that Bitcoin was slowly but steadily dying out. Earlier this year, Bitcoin’s prospects didn’t look very good.

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  • Are E-Scooters a Menace or Needed Innovation?

    Are E-Scooters a Menace or Needed Innovation?0

    Are today’s new motorized electric scooters an epidemic terrorizing American cities? In the New York Times, Nashville writer Margaret Renkl argues that the shared vehicles known as e-scooters are often abandoned in inappropriate places—such as in front of doorways, in the middle of the sidewalk, and on street corners. Renkl presents this as an inconvenience that outweighs all

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