Private Sector Stepping in to Fix Government-Created Vaccine Distribution Mess
The ongoing and potentially dangerous government failure to deliver coronavirus vaccines effectively – never mind efficiently – is generating two, natural responses. The first: black markets, where vaccines go to…
Free Markets, not Governments, are the Best Way to ‘Regulate’ Corporate Behavior
If we ever needed a better reason to turn off the TV and pick up a good book, the braying of some media personalities calling for the swift punishment of…
Resisting the Urge to Give an Already Powerful Government Even More Authority
The political class is up in arms over the allegedly unchecked, unequalled, and supremely dangerous power of private companies – especially those involved in social media. The power of Facebook,…
Pushing to Make a Bad Idea Even Worse
As bad as demands for setting up government as the arbiter of acceptable speech are, a close runner-up for very bad ideas in the wake to the Jan. 6 riots…
No to Government Censors
Politicians in both major political parties are peddling schemes to curb the power of various sorts of media that publish news and opinion they don’t like – or prevent the…
Newsom Recall Effort Nearly Two-Thirds of its Way Toward its Goal
California has lurched from crisis to crisis during the pandemic, and one result if the state government’s ham-fisted response is a concerted effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. The effort…
Time to Rip Up the Bureaucratic Script on Vaccines
The record-setting effort that has so far produced two highly effective coronavirus vaccines is running up against an even more powerful foe: bureaucracy. And the bureaucratic fumbles, red tape and…
Tyrants Hiring Ex-Lawmakers as Lobbyists
Official Washington may be preparing for a change in presidential administrations, but one thing about the capital city never changes: politicians cashing in on their years in office. One of…
House Votes to Impeach President, While Trump ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns Capitol Rioters
The House of Representatives voted 232-194 to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article for “incitement of insurrection.” It is the second time the House has impeached the president,…
Peaceful Protest and Civil Disobedience Can Get Results
The Constitution specifically guards the right of Americans to peaceably assemble and petition government for redress of grievances. It does not protect against violence, mobs, or riots. There’s a reason…
Trusting Government to Control Free Speech is a Bad Idea
The debate over whether social media companies are stifling free speech or exercising their rights as private companies has seen the left and the right join forces (through different avenues)…
Facebook’s Real Issue: Treating Its Users Like Products
As controversy swirls over social media companies removing politicians, including President Donald Trump, from their platforms, a more long-standing issue with how these companies treat their users – and their…