Politics

WHO Reverses Course, Now Advises Against Use of ‘Punishing’ Lockdowns 0
- Politics
- October 13, 2020
For months, an overwhelming majority of the planet’s population has been subject to cruel and unnerving lockdowns: businesses closed, travel restricted, and social gatherings kept to a minimum. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have sunk our economies, kept loved ones apart, derailed funerals, and made personal and economic liberty a casualty as much as
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It’s Time to Turn America’s Lights Back On 0
- Politics
- October 12, 2020
Whenever I am required to wear a mask, generally in the grocery store or the public library, my glasses immediately fog up. This is clear evidence my mask doesn’t work. That mist derives from my breath escaping the mask. My masks are also ineffective because like many people I only own two of them, one
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Five Charts Showing Sweden’s Strategy Worked 0
- Politics
- October 9, 2020
Government officials in Sweden announced this week that the government expects to maintain its mild restrictions on gatherings “for at least another year” to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Unlike most other European countries and nations around the world, Sweden declined to initiate a nationwide lockdown or mask mandates, opting instead for a policy that
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Six Highlights From the Pence-Harris Debate 0
- Politics
- October 8, 2020
During the vice presidential debate Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence sparred over a variety of policies, revealing significant differences on several issues. The debate, which was moderated by USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page, featured the two contenders discussing issues ranging from climate change and COVID-19 to abortion
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Three Inconvenient Truths 60 Minutes Forgot About the California Wildfires 0
- Politics
- October 7, 2020
CBS journalist Scott Pelley recently visited Butte County, California, to report on the wildfires devastating the Golden State. Government statistics show that more than 8,300 wildfires have burned some 4 million acres to date. The flames have claimed 31 lives and destroyed nearly 8,700 structures. One of those structures belonged to Fire Station 61 Chief
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The Pandemic That Killed Debate 0
- Politics
- October 7, 2020
Carl Sagan famously said, “the cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.” This wisdom has been sadly forsaken during the COVID19 pandemic, when one powerful narrative has taken not only the public, but the scientific community, by storm. The story is that societies cannot survive the pandemic without
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