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JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO, CATO INSTITUTE The Washington Post had an interesting story yesterday on how Venezuelans are questioning not only their dictator, Nicolás Maduro, but the ideology behind his...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE In reviewing the Green New Deal, the Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip says, “Because the private market has no incentive to reduce carbon...

THOMAS JEFFERSON LEADERSHIP … am thankful for the occasion … of expressing my regret that circumstances should have arisen which have seemed to draw...

BY BOB BARR They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right...

~Remove some of the powers that nationally unelected political party leaders now have~ John Droz, Jr. Which citizens voted to give Nancy Pelosi the power to...

BY BOB BARR You could say Satanism has undergone a “rebranding” since the 1980s and 90s, when devil-worshipping occultists were supposedly to blame for a...

LLOYD MARCUS, THE UNHYPHENATED AMERICAN A verse in the Bible says, “They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” Who could have...

THOMAS JEFFERSON LEADERSHIP The affectionate sentiments … in your letter of May 20. towards my dear departed daughter, have awakened in me sensibilities natural to...

BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has proposed raising the legal minimum wage to $12 per hour on July 1, 2019, and then an additional...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren told CNBC the other day: “I want these billionaires to stop being freeloaders … I want them to pick...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE It has become fashionable for Washington politicians to bash corporate executives—their decisions, their motivations, and their personal earnings. But when you...

WESLEY SMITH, ACLJ Is America on the path to becoming a socialist nation?  As we approach another presidential election, the Democrat candidates are ever-increasingly calling...

BY PAUL DRIESSEN ~Too many government regulators burden and shut down private sector businesses and jobs~ Many observers praised President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE A contradiction in left-wing politics for decades has been the professed support of community, diversity, localism, and democracy on the one...

RANDAL O'TOOLE, CATO INSTITUTE On January 23, the Wall Street Journal reviewed my recent book, Romance of the Rails, calling it an “exhaustively researched exploration of America’s passenger-rail story.”...

JOHN SAMPLES, CATO INSTITUTE Facebook has set out a draft charter for an “Oversight Board for Content Decisions.” This document represents the first concrete step yet toward...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE President Trump delivers his State of the Union address tonight and will surely claim credit for the strong economy. He has...

THOMAS JEFFERSON LEADERSHIP On the 17th. instant our hopes & fears here took their ultimate form. Source: Thomas Jefferson letter to James Madison, 23 April...

BY EARL H. TILFORD Late breaking news on Friday, February 1 revolved around a supposed 1984 medical school party photo of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam...

BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON Whatever else you may think of her, first-time Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is a great American success story. Hers is a...

EUNIE SMITH, EAGLE FORUM Governor Northam of Virginia has confronted Americans with the “life not worth living” mantra. It preceded the Holocaust in Nazi Germany....

BY TOM DEWEESE One of the main indicators used by economists to measure the health of the nation’s economy is housing starts – the number...

BY PAUL DRIESSEN ~Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility~   A California jury recently awarded $289 million...

LLOYD MARCUS, THE UNHYPHENATED AMERICAN Call me old fashioned for enjoying unapologetic patriotism: honoring our troops, flag and country. Leftists will call me a stupid...

~And the global warming apocalypse is not nigh. Real-world evidence certainly supports him.~ Jeffrey Foss, PhD Everyone has heard the bad news. Imminent Climate Apocalypse (aka...

— but So Would a “Public Option” MICHAEL F. CANNON, CATO INSTITUTE Michael Kinsley memorably quipped, “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth...

BY BOB BARR It’s a universal law of politics – every president considers the powers he inherits from his predecessor as the “floor,” not the...

CHRIS EDWARDS, CATO INSTITUTE There is good news for taxpayers regarding federal disability programs. The strong economy and administrative reforms have begun reducing caseloads for the Social...

~The global climate scare – and policies resulting from it – are based on models that do not work~ Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris For...

Despite the centrality of rights in American history, it’s readily apparent today that Americans are of widely different views on what a right is,...