February 13, 2023 4:23 pm
Former Senior U.S. Department of Education Appointees Defend UNC-Chapel Hill Board, Chastise Accreditors
The Independent Institute’s Williamson Evers and other past top U.S Education Department officials are chastising an accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), for attempting to block the creation of a new school based on free inquiry within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC-Chapel Hill’s trustees intend the…
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February 13, 2023 10:24 am
China Balloon Back Stories
Samantha Aschieris helpfully catalogs some hard questions following the flight of a Chinese spy balloon over the United States. Except for the matter of whether the overflight was somehow an “error,” these all deserve serious attention. As investigators should understand, the five queries do not exhaust the mysteries about this balloon. Photographers first spotted the Chinese…
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February 10, 2023 11:21 am
5 Key Questions in Senate Panel’s Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon
Questions flew Thursday as the Chinese spy balloon that floated last week above the U.S. was the subject of a hearing by a Senate subcommittee. U.S. officials revealed Feb. 2 that China’s surveillance balloon was flying over the country. Two days later, on Feb. 4, an American fighter jet fired one missile to shoot down the spy balloon off…
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February 9, 2023 3:17 pm
SBF, the FTX “Crypto Messiah”
History has always produced masterful rogues who seek riches by swindling others. During the 18th century Scotsman, John Law, a gambler who killed a man in a duel over a married woman, escaped from prison, and in 1716 wound up in France and established the Banque Royale that could print money to pay government…
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February 8, 2023 2:16 pm
Biden Ignores Nation’s Biggest Problem in State of Union Address
President Biden has given his 2023 State of the Union Address. In it, he failed to even mention the nation’s biggest fiscal problem—the skyrocketing cost of the national debt occurring on his watch. Global economy analyst Mike Shedlock illustrates that problem: The chart shows the cost of servicing the U.S. national debt rose during President Trump’s time…
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February 7, 2023 11:18 am
Don’t Let Storm Lessons Drain Away
Recent rainstorms caused flooding and power outages across northern California but also helped replenish the state’s water supply. On the other hand, as many Californians learned, storms can also reveal government incompetence. As we noted in 2017, a massive spillway failure at the Oroville Dam prompted an evacuation order that sent 200,000 people running…
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February 7, 2023 11:18 am
Don’t Let Storm Lessons Drain Away
Recent rainstorms caused flooding and power outages across northern California but also helped replenish the state’s water supply. On the other hand, as many Californians learned, storms can also reveal government incompetence. As we noted in 2017, a massive spillway failure at the Oroville Dam prompted an evacuation order that sent 200,000 people running…
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February 7, 2023 11:18 am
Don’t Let Storm Lessons Drain Away
Recent rainstorms caused flooding and power outages across northern California but also helped replenish the state’s water supply. On the other hand, as many Californians learned, storms can also reveal government incompetence. As we noted in 2017, a massive spillway failure at the Oroville Dam prompted an evacuation order that sent 200,000 people running…
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February 6, 2023 3:53 pm
The False Narrative of Tyre Nichols’ Death
The recent incident involving Tyre Nichols received national attention and sparked discussions about systemic racism. But the Nichols case did not have the typical ingredients to fit into the narrative of systematic racism. Nichols was black, but all five officers involved in his arrest were black too—here was no Derek Chauvin figure. Never ones…
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February 6, 2023 10:00 am
Noncompete Contract Clauses are Agreed-Upon Voluntarily
Eighteen percent of U.S. workers are bound by noncompete clauses in their employment contracts, according to a story by Dave Michaels and Ryan Tracy on p. A4 of June 9th’s Wall Street Journal. Lina Khan, the anti-Big Tech chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission, says that she wants the FTC to take steps to…
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February 3, 2023 9:58 am
Examining the FBI’s Plans for Expansion: A Debate for the Public
The federal government has plans for a new headquarters complex for the FBI on three sites in Virginia of 58, 61, and 80 acres. That amounts to twice the size of the Pentagon building, which accounts for 29 acres plus a five-acre courtyard. The new FBI headquarters would also surpass the Russian Kremlin, which contains government…
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February 2, 2023 8:00 am
Let the Federal Reserve Board Choose Their Own Chair
The Federal Reserve System (Fed), established in 1913, was designed to operate independently of the federal government. The Fed is overseen by a seven-member Board of Governors who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate for 14-year terms. The terms are staggered so that one Governor’s term…
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January 31, 2023 1:14 pm
Biden Grows National Debt Per Household by 11% in Two Years
After two years in power, President Joe Biden doesn’t have many positive accomplishments to brag about. That may be why the President has made so many “false and misleading” claims in recent economic speeches. But while his economic legacy is not shaping up to be a good one, he has given Americans one enduring legacy. He’s grown the…
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January 30, 2023 11:01 am
Unfit for the Bench: Judge Bjelkengren’s Lack of Constitutional Knowledge
So, what sort of judges is President Biden nominating to the federal courts? If Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren is a baseline, we are in trouble. Bjelkengren is Spokane County’s Superior Court Judge nominated as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Washington. At her confirmation hearings last week, she had no clue what purposes Article V or…
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