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A Poisonous Police-Reform Bill March 6, 2021
The House bill would render our law enforcement less effective, our communities less safe, and our system less just.
Sanders’ $15 Minimum Wage Fails in Senate March 5, 2021
Seven Democrats and one independent joined Republicans in voting down the measure.
Left-Wing Groups Break from Whitehouse, Dems in Donor Disclosure Case March 5, 2021
‘The First Amendment protects associational privacy for a reason,’ said ACLU attorney Brian Hauss.
‘Bringing Back Welfare as We Knew It,’ or ‘Pro-Family’? March 5, 2021
As Democrats charge forward with a huge ‘child allowance,’ conservatives should take a cautious approach.
One Governor Is Standing in the Way of Opening Schools March 5, 2021
In North Carolina, Democratic governor Roy Cooper rejected a bipartisan measure to bring kids back into the classroom.

China’s Precarious Future October 31, 2019
China’s Leninist state will continue the corrupt or otherwise inefficient allocation of resources, making robust economic growth even more elusive than it already is.
In Baseball, the Most Valuable Rules Are Unwritten October 30, 2019
Standards are always out of date -- that is why we call them standards.
Weak Political Parties Smooth the Way for Demagogues October 27, 2019
As loyalty to parties’ organizations is supplanted by parties as hostility-based tribes, polarization supplies solidarity in an era of empty politics.

‘Where a Nobody Could Make It’ March 5, 2021
A Filipino-born chess master becomes an American.
An exceptional nation, &c. March 5, 2021
When people say ‘American exceptionalism,’ what do they mean? Plus Russia, Burma, baseball, and more.
Back to School March 4, 2021
A former student (very former) Zooms in with two beloved professors from his freshman year.

Beware the Dark Side of the Boom March 5, 2021
Democrats want to spend the country into a roaring economy. They should be careful what they wish for.
What Caused the Texas Blackouts? March 4, 2021
Supply and demand and disaster.
Supreme Court Legitimacy Watch March 3, 2021
There is a sense that the Left may, at some point, not get what it wants from the Supreme Court.

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