Politics

Why Reparations Make No Sense 14
- Politics, History
- January 13, 2023
Among many tell-tale signs of the tectonic fissures dividing the nation, perhaps the most telling is the call by prominent Democrats and others for reparations. A recent proposal by California governor Gavin Newsom calling for reparation payments of a potential $223,200 per black resident pushes the matter once again to the fore. Reparations refers to
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While We Were Sleeping, the CCP Was Waging War 5
- International, Politics
- January 13, 2023
For at least two decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has waged unrestricted warfare against the United States. In 1999, two Chinese air force colonels wrote Unrestricted Warfare, a guide proposing 24 types of warfare—ways to undermine or defeat a superior power, often without firing a shot. “The first rule of unrestricted warfare,” stated one
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How Illegal Immigration Perpetuates Poverty 4
- Politics, International
- January 12, 2023
Immigration remains not only one of our nation’s most pressing issues but also one of the most divisive. The common media narrative boils this topic down to say that progressives are kind and welcoming to those experiencing hardship while conservatives are cold-hearted monsters. Sadly, this narrative hides a much more sinister reality: Charitable immigration can
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Southwest Meltdown: End Airline Corporate Welfare 0
- Politics, Economics
- January 12, 2023
Southwest Airlines experienced an enormous meltdown over the Christmas holiday week last month, cancelling thousands of flights, and losing track of—or outright losing—countless pieces of luggage. The airline was full of excuses, of course. As has become fashionable for government and corporate screw-ups, airline management attempted to blame Covid for staffing problems. Southwest also blamed
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Goodhart’s Law Explains Education Decay 0
- Politics, Education
- January 11, 2023
Everywhere in education, you see incentives at work. The incentives, though, are so far removed from the actual goals of education that they produce perverse results. Goodhart’s Law is usually stated, “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Economics textbooks often use the allegory of a maker of nails,
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Time to Rethink the Core Question: What Is Health Care?4
- Politics, Science
- January 10, 2023
By now we’ve all heard many stories of health policy makers, medical institutions, and even doctors seemingly act against the best health interests of the people and their patients. Doctors ignoring the real facts that Covid was never that dangerous for large swaths of the population, and equally ignoring that the vaccinations may cause serious
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