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^{Debra J. Saunders
August 29, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

The CDC Should Stay in its Own Lane

_{Debra J. Saunders
August 29, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

It’s not just the Supreme Court that thinks the CDC doesn’t have the authority to write laws. Biden and members of his administration said as much. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

Trends in higher education often trickle down to K-12 schools. The coronavirus vaccine fiat is heading toward the primary and secondary academic setting in record time. Read More ›

Ruins of a city. Apocalyptic landscape.3d illustration concept

^{George Gilder
August 24, 2021
Economics}

Doomed to Succeed

_{George Gilder
August 24, 2021
Economics}

Is modern life a doom machine? Do urbanization, international trade, air transport, immigration, tourism, and travel expose humans to an ever-growing threat of plagues and catastrophes? Are we killing ourselves through our cosmopolitan bustle of business, technology, immigration, cultural exchange, agriculture, and exogamous sex? Read More ›

Cartoon robot sitting in line with human applicants for a job interview

^{Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2021
Technology}

The Limits of Talking to a Machine

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2021
Technology}

Our technology—the machines built with our art and skill—can better humanity in amazing ways. But machines can’t replace our need for each other Read More ›

Elementary School Science Teacher Uses Interactive Digital Whiteboard to Show Classroom Full of Children how Software Programming works for Robotics. Science Class, Curious Kids Listening Attentively

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Education}

Competition Is Good for Customers, but Would it Benefit Schools?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Education}

Competition benefits consumers and is viewed as advantageous to them within the marketplace. However, when it comes to K-12 education in our country, competition is the outlier. Read More ›

silhouette of businessman with flag on mountain

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
Education}

Despite Union Efforts, School Choice Gains New Ground

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
Education}

The impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching, leaving virtually no industry untouched. In the K-12 education area, school choice efforts were amplified. Read More ›

People raising fist with unfocused background in a pacifist protest against racism demanding justice

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

The Perils of Declaring Racism a ‘Public Health Emergency’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

With COVID-19 apparently on the wane, the technocrats who eagerly seized upon the pandemic to justify hobbling American liberty now advocate declaring racism a “public health emergency.” Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Bad Election Rules and Stupid Media Tricks

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste, the saying goes. So Democrats have been working to make state election law changes implemented to make voting safer during COVID-19 both permanent and broader. And they’re pushing federal legislation to impose their methods on unwilling states. Read More ›

Bored High School Pupil Slumped On Desk In Classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education}

It’s Past Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide a full year without providing in-person instruction, and only returning with reduced instruction hours despite heaps of additional funding, it’s overdue time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Stealing Vaccine Patents Would Be a Big Mistake

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Patent protection is crucial to the free-market system and essential to continuing medical innovation. Whatever immediate benefit might be derived by stealing the vaccine would ultimately be more than offset by the new drugs never brought to market and vaccines not invented. Read More ›