It’s been nearly six months since the first installment of the Twitter Files—the journalistic effort by Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, Bari Weiss, Lee Fang, and many others to expose the myriad channels by which the U.S government cooperated with Twitter on content moderation and censorship—was first published. Twitter Files One, perhaps the mildest of more… Continue reading Combating The Censorship Industrial Complex
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‘Abortions by Email’ and Other Bombshells From the FDA
The latest hearing in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA (the FDA abortion pill case) proved to be the fiercest yet. Arguments were heard at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals over the FDA’s alleged failure to safeguard women and girls against the abortion pill, mifepristone. What was assumed would be a rehashing of facts already heard in court in March turned out to be a sharp exchange between… Continue reading ‘Abortions by Email’ and Other Bombshells From the FDA
Tough New Hate Crime Law Has Irish Fearful Their Luck’s Running Out on Free Speech
Above, St. Patrick used to lay down the law to Ireland’s rulers, but today it’s more the other way around. By S.A. McCarthy, RealClearInvestigationsMay 24, 2023 LIMERICK, Ireland — Ireland is on the verge of passing the most aggressive hate crime law in the European Union, which includes the first legal protections in the EU… Continue reading Tough New Hate Crime Law Has Irish Fearful Their Luck’s Running Out on Free Speech
Criminal Justice Disaster | RealClearPolicy
Over the past decade or so, America has undertaken a radical experiment with criminal justice reform. The consequences have been devastating. The number of people arrested in America each year has fallen sharply over the past two decades. Public prosecutors now prosecute significantly fewer cases. Those that are convicted can generally expect shorter sentences. The… Continue reading Criminal Justice Disaster | RealClearPolicy
In the New Scientific Age, the Non-Sciences Are More Important Than Ever
Over the past 40 years, Western education has emphasized math, engineering, and invention, while neglecting the disciplines that allow us to cope with their creations. We are more equipped than ever to disrupt entire economies and ways of life with technology and less equipped than ever to deal with the consequences. If we want to retain a life worth… Continue reading In the New Scientific Age, the Non-Sciences Are More Important Than Ever
Ex-DOJ Official and Wife Had Bigger Roles in Dossier Than Known: Durham Report
While it’s bad enough the debunked dossier the FBI used to spy on the Trump campaign was paid for by the Clinton campaign and authored by a foreign FBI informant and his carousing researcher, the newly released report of Special Counsel John Durham strongly suggests a top Justice Department official and his wife had an… Continue reading Ex-DOJ Official and Wife Had Bigger Roles in Dossier Than Known: Durham Report
Florida Labor-Reform Measures Cut Government Unions Down to Size
After engaging with Florida lawmakers for several years, the Freedom Foundation played a key role in helping the state pass the country’s most muscular labor-reform bill since Wisconsin’s Act 10 in 2011. In the interim, several states have adopted portions of the Wisconsin model. Then the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME… Continue reading Florida Labor-Reform Measures Cut Government Unions Down to Size
Is the Pope Catholic? Yes, but Wisconsin Rules This Catholic Charity Is Not ‘Primarily’ Religious
For over a century, the Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior, Wis., has aided people of all faiths: the developmentally disabled, seniors, and children, many of them low income. As Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki recently noted, since the time of Jesus Christ, the Church has had “a mandate from Scripture to serve the poor.” The… Continue reading Is the Pope Catholic? Yes, but Wisconsin Rules This Catholic Charity Is Not ‘Primarily’ Religious
Leo Tolstoy the Free Thinker: Yet Another ‘New’ Look at ‘War and Peace’
For mountain climbers, one imagines that Mt. Everest looms as the ultimate climb to validate one’s ability. For runners, it would be the Boston Marathon, for triathletes the Iron Man? For readers, it’s no reach to say that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is the Mt. Everest, Boston Marathon, or Iron Man of reading. Coming… Continue reading Leo Tolstoy the Free Thinker: Yet Another ‘New’ Look at ‘War and Peace’
Help Meet America’s Need for Honest and Independent Journalism
By David DesRosiers, PublisherMay 2023 Honest journalism—nonpartisan, evenhanded, and striving toward objectivity—faces resistance within many corners of the media and other powerful institutions. According to a Pew survey, 55% of journalists believe that every side does not always deserve equal coverage. That portion rises to 63% among younger members of the profession. Major papers of… Continue reading Help Meet America’s Need for Honest and Independent Journalism