The real voter suppression
To listen to politicians on the right, there’s an immediate need for tough, new “ballot security” measures to stop/prevent what some of them insist is widespread voter fraud. A big…
Masks for thee, but not for me
Statewide mask mandates. They are still a fact of life in some places, but are increasingly rolling off the books – even in blue states — because just about everyone…
Discovering that the political class is a problem
Every now and then, the think tank apparatus will rediscover the notion that our political culture is broken, corrupt, and getting worse, and the only way to fix it is…
Democrats “reeling” after Nov. 2 results
With convincing losses in Virginia, and a nail biter in New Jersey, national Democrats are — quite rightly — worried that voters may turn them out of office in 2022…
Breaking the bonds of an imperial presidency
The drum beats of the 2022 and even 2024 elections is already rumbling through the land and with it come the cries from Team Red and Team Blue to get…
About that whole “defund the police” thing….
The Senate recently approved a budget resolution calling for the worthies to set aside enough money to help local governments hire an additional 100,000 police nationwide. The vote was 95-3….
Refuting bad takes on free speech
The political left and right tussle over the smallest things. But sometimes, they fight over fundamental concepts, like free speech. Not surprisingly, partisans have a tendency to get a lot…
The “Crisis” in Public Trust
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. There’s little doubt that 2020 has been one of the most trying and bizarre years in recent memory. And according to Reason Magazine’s…