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Two school aged girls are standing in front of their closed school with facemasks on during the outbreak of covid-19.
Two school aged girls are standing in front of their closed school with facemasks on during the outbreak of covid-19.

The Covid Blame Game Lives On

It always was a mistake for Washington policymakers to target one dangerous and potentially fatal disease without factoring in the unintended consequences of draconian isolation, even if policymakers meant well. Read More ›
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Poor homeless man or refugee sleeping on the wooden bench on the urban street in the city, social documentary concept, selective focus, black and white
Poor homeless man or refugee sleeping on the wooden bench on the urban street in the city, social documentary concept, selective focus, black and white

To Fix Homelessness, Stop Fixating On Housing

Homelessness affects cities across the country, but it’s not just a local issue, though media cover it that way. Nor is homelessness mainly about housing; rather, it’s largely about untreated mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›
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Manhattan, New York. USA
Manhattan, New York. USA

Book Review: George Gilder’s Brilliant ‘Life After Capitalism’

It was probably fifteen years ago that I was at lunch with Banknote Capital’s Jim Fitzgerald. We were finishing up when the conversation shifted to tax rates, at which point Fitzgerald dismissed the notion that lower rates stimulate more work. To be clear, Fitzgerald was not saying that he opposed lower tax rates. He was and is very much for Read More ›

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USA, VA, Arlington. Gravestones at Arlington National Cemetary.

This Memorial Day, Remember The Courage And Forgiveness That Made America Great

If the last few generations of Americans understood the origin and meaning of Memorial Day, we might have avoided the trauma of division and corruption that now threatens the United States as never before.   Read More ›
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Boys doing homework with parents working from home
Boys doing homework with parents working from home

K-12 Hybrid Learning Is the New Parent Preference

According to a recent poll, if given the option, 48% of parents prefer a hybrid approach to learning for their children, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. Read More ›
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Homeless person tent city on Chicago's Near West Side
Homeless person tent city on Chicago's Near West Side

Biden Takes on Homelessness With Bromides

There is no way to measure whether Biden's new plan has worked or failed. Doing something about homelessness is not the point. Speaking as if you really want to do something about homelessness is paramount.  Read More ›
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On The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People

Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of the independence of modern Israel. Few in 1948 thought it would last as long, surrounded as it was by a hostile Muslim world, now only partly hostile. The U.S. has been crucial in that survival, and Walter Russell Mead’s The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish Read More ›