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What’s the Problem with ‘Reparations’?0
- History
- March 12, 2019
As the issue of reparations for victims of slavery rages within the Democratic party, and on cable news stations, we encounter a common problem: virtually no one is addressing the specifics of how such a reparations effort would be administered. Who would receive these reparations payments? Who would pay them? How would guilt and victimhood be determined?
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When French Atheists Committed Genocide 0
- History
- March 12, 2019
New research shows that the French Revolution massacred vast numbers of women, children, and noncombatants in the Vendée region of France in 1794-95, after repressing a short-lived rebellion against the Revolutionary regime. Jaspreet Sing Boparai describes the incredible bloodshed in an article in Quillette titled “The French Genocide That Has Been Air-Brushed from History.” This
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After 100 Years, Mussolini’s Fascist Party Is a Reminder of the Fragility of Freedom 0
- History
- March 12, 2019
One hundred years ago, in March 1919, Benito Mussolini created the fascist party in Italy. For more than two decades, when he came to be known as “Il Duce,” or “the leader,” Mussolini wielded broad powers. At the end of World War II, he was shot by a firing squad for his crimes. His body
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What Does the Government Buy on Its Year-End Spending Spree? Here’s What Made the List.0
- Economics
- March 12, 2019
The month of September marks the end of the fiscal year and the beginning of the federal government’s annual spending frenzy. Federal agencies scramble to spend what’s left in their budgets, in fear that leaving excess funds will prompt Congress to send less in the following year. We call it “use it or lose it”
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Life Lessons from a Modern-Day Lighthouse Keeper 2
- Culture
- March 12, 2019
When I was around 10 years old, my family discovered our ideal vacation spot in northern Minnesota. As tent campers, we loved that there were no RVs allowed. As lovers of peaceful nature, we loved that each of the 20 campsites were secluded. And as fans of Lake Superior, we loved that many of the
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Seven Ways to Remain Sane in an Age of Insanity 0
- Culture
- March 11, 2019
As society becomes more and more radicalized—some might say more demented—advocating ever-greater government control, denigrating the Bill of Rights, calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, and touting a Green New Deal that would impoverish millions, some commentators fear that the country will soon be in the hands of extremists intent on its destruction.
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