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^{Wesley J. Smith

July 6, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

The Deadly “Quality of Life” Ethic

_{Wesley J. Smith

July 6, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

Something evil happened recently in Austin. Michael Hickson, a forty-six-year-old African-American man with quadriplegia and a serious brain injury, was refused treatment at St. David’s Hospital South Austin while ill with COVID-19. The hospital withheld his tube-supplied food and water despite the objections of his wife, Melissa—and even though Michael might have survived the illness with the medical care generally provided COVID patients. Michael died on June 11 because his doctors did not believe he had a sufficient “quality of life” to justify curative treatment, and that because of his disabilities, saving his life was “futile.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo

July 2, 2020

Economics}

The End of Chaz

_{Christopher Rufo

July 2, 2020

Economics}

Early this morning, a phalanx of Seattle police officers, armed with long batons and semiautomatic rifles, cleared out the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Seattle can now begin to reckon with the damage. Read More ›

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^{Scott S. Powell

June 27, 2020

Economics}

Washington’s Prophetic Warning

_{Scott S. Powell

June 27, 2020

Economics}

President Trump paid tribute to George Washington when he recently delivered the 2020 convocation speech at West Point. He missed an opportunity to mention that Washington’s “Farewell Address” was a warning to the nation that America’s greatest threat would be internal, rather than external military incursions. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo

June 23, 2020

Economics}

Antifa Makes Its Move

_{Christopher Rufo

June 23, 2020

Economics}

Behind the scenes, antifa has done the unthinkable: establish political power in major American cities. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo

June 19, 2020

Economics}

Counsel of the Woke

_{Christopher Rufo

June 19, 2020

Economics}

America has reached an epistemological breaking point. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton

June 17, 2020

Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: The True Human Costs of Government Imposed Lockdowns with Jim Agresti

_{Bill Walton

June 17, 2020

Economics}

Medical studies show that excessive stress and anxiety are among the most debilitating and deadly of all health hazards in the world. Beyond their obvious effects like suicide and substance abuse—these mental stressors are strongly related to and may trigger and inflame a host of ailments like high blood pressure, digestive disorders, heart conditions, infectious diseases, cancer, and pregnancy complications. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo

June 16, 2020

Economics}

The State of CHAZ

_{Christopher Rufo

June 16, 2020

Economics}

The new state of CHAZ has evolved. Over the past week, left-wing protesters have transformed the surrounding neighborhood into the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), hoping to create a new political authority based on social-justice principles. Read More ›

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^{Donald Nielsen

June 15, 2020

Education}

The Source of the Problem

_{Donald Nielsen

June 15, 2020

Education}

Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›

^{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards

June 12, 2020

Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Technology}

Steve Forbes on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology

_{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards

June 12, 2020

Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, regarding the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, and the implications of the technologies for global money, global security, and internet architecture. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo

June 11, 2020

Economics}

Anarchy in Seattle

_{Christopher Rufo

June 11, 2020

Economics}

Seattle’s hard-Left secessionist movement has claimed its first territory: six blocks in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Read More ›