Crushing freedom of speech is an assault on the mind, and thus on life itself.
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The Assault on the Right to Abortion
It bears noting that although the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling correctly asserted that abortion was a right, the ruling was nonetheless doubly botched. Justices based the ruling on a right to privacy and alleged that non-enumerated rights are based on tradition.
Reforming vs. Defunding the Police
What would rational police reform look like?
People Should be “Seething Mad” Over COVID – And Much More
COVID policies were a great mistake, imposed by arrogant officials who were not following science, but rather were following their own authoritarian instincts.
The Biden Administration’s Unconstitutional Tax on “Unrealized Capital Gains”
The Biden Administration’s 2023 budget bill proposing a “billionaire tax,” imposing a 25-percent minimum rate on the “unrealized capital gains” of the wealthiest Americans is unconstitutional.
Dealing with Deadly Shootings
Our citizens are justifiably sickened and infuriated by so many deadly shootings.
The Power to Regulate Is the Power to Control
The power to tax or to regulate is also the power to control, not just in the supposed “public interest” but in the interest of the regulators themselves, or specific politicians, or the government more generally.
Wyoming GOP State Lawmakers Propose to Ban Electric Cars
Wyoming: Blue California’s Red Mini-Me?
Judicial Review: The Supreme Court’s Complicity in Our Loss of Freedom
So how has judicial review worked out?
Jordan Peterson’s License Fiasco Highlights Why Government Licensing Should Be Abolished
The alternative to state licensing is free-market certification.
How an Occupied Twitter Ruined Countless Lives
What people used to say about the CCP role in the management of TikTok applies fully in the US today with all the main tech companies.
The Biden Administration Is Banning Low-Cost Appliances—and Bragging about It
New Biden administration regulations will lower the standard of living of Americans.
Support Free Speech? You Should Be Rooting for Elon!
Those who support a culture of reason should be rooting for Elon Musk’s Twitter to succeed.
When Defenders of Property Rights Are Its Own Worst Enemies
Many attempts to defend property rights are founded on the wrong premises. The result, unfortunately, is ultimately destructive to the cause.
The Coercive “Solution”
Do as I say, or else you will be fined or sent to prison.
Inconvenient Truths and Convenient Lies
Facebook’s vice president has admitted fact-checkers are not necessarily objective, and the company even acknowledged recently in a lawsuit that fact-check tags are “opinion,” not factual assertions.
Judge Orders Fauci to Cough It Up
At issue is whether and to what extent the government itself has had a hand in encouraging tech companies to squelch speech. If so, this is unconstitutional.
The Real Villain Regarding Vaccines
If Cruz really wants parents, and all Americans, to have freedom of choice, he should call for the abolition of the FDA.
The Two Sides of the Censorship Coin
Forcing companies to allow content is the flip side of prohibiting them from expressing certain ideas. These are the two side of the censorship coin.
The Government Shouldn’t Decide Who May Practice Law
Occupational licensure is a species of political favoritism, invariably enacted to protect incumbent practitioners by restricting competition.
It’s All About Property Rights
Ayn Rand correctly wrote that without property rights, no other rights are possible.
Would You Abdicate If You Could Be the Dictator?
“If only I was dictator, I know how to set things right.”
Let Novak Play
Banning uninfected foreigners, like Novak Djokovic, from the US because they are unvaccinated is anti-science as vaccination does not stop the spread of covid-19, and anti-American as it violates the principles of individual freedom & choice that America was founded upon.
Texas’ War on Free Speech
Social media companies are not a threat to free speech. Governments that do not respect property rights are.
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