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Hillary’s Literary Flop: Another Reason for Democrats to Hate Free Markets

written by S.T. Karnick

Budgets/Taxes Economics Politics
Obama and the Pirates

by Peter Ferrara February 17, 2013

Everything in this column will be established by logical proof, as in geometry. There will be no name calling, or mere assertion. You probably heard again the other night in…

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Media
The Death of the Daily Newspaper By Its Own Hand

by Jim Lakely June 24, 2012

Leonard Pitts, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, weeps for the sad state of the printed newspaper. In his latest column, Pitts decries how award-winning newspapers are struggling…

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Depraved Video Game Lets you Slaughter Tea Party, Fox News ‘Zombies’

written by Jim Lakely

Economics Environment/Energy
Rebutting Steve Chapman’s Column ‘Republicans vs. the Environment’

by Joe Bast June 16, 2011

Steve Chapman is Chicago’s best libertarian columnist. I’ve admired and learned from his work for years, so it was disappointing to read his column in today’s Chicago Tribune titled “Republicans vs. the…

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MSNBC: Flag Graphics on Palin’s Bus a ‘Breach of Federal Law’?

by Jim Lakely June 1, 2011

Even for MSNBC — which obsesses over Sarah Palin’s every word and movement and casts them in the worst-possible light— this is more than a bit pathetic. Martin Bashir, who gained…

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Responding to the Tucson ‘Blood Libel’ on Palin and the Right

written by Jim Lakely

Why Public Schools Are So Likely To Teach Leftist Propaganda February 26, 2020
The leftist propaganda taught in schools is no accident.
Democrats Are On A Crusade To Hide Their Radicalism In Plain Sight February 24, 2020
Joshua Geltzer’s argument to strip states of congressional representation is just the latest extremist claim from the left that get laundered by the media.
Ross McKitrick: It’s never enough with climate activists — even a staggering $10 billion from Jeff Bezos February 24, 2020
Observers might conclude activists don't care about the climate per se but instead want to impose a big-government central planning regime.
Fracking Ban Would Hurt Environment February 21, 2020
If a policymaker proposed banning cars and trucks or reducing the speed limit to 5 mph to reduce traffic fatalities, he or she would be laughed off the stage.
I Lived In Russia When Bernie Sanders Visited, And He's A Dupe February 21, 2020
Bernie Sanders, a man who could be led astray so easily by KGB minders and a Potemkin tour of the USSR, should never be president of the United States.
How MLB Should Have Punished The Astros For Cheating In 2017 February 19, 2020
MLB should erase the Astros' participation from the record books and vacate the 2017 championship, not because they won by cheating, but because they cheated.
Pontificating Politicians Plan To Outlaw The Engine, But Forecasters Say Nothing Much Changes February 19, 2020
A big gap is opening up between what politicians say, urged on by high-profile environmentalists like Greta Thunberg, and what is happening in the real world.
Reaching Peak Progressivism February 19, 2020
The frightening visions of the new peak progressives will ensure the reelection of Donald Trump.
The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb February 16, 2020
In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the “false-consensus bias.”
Media Will Never Understand U.S. If They Keep Hating Trump Voters February 14, 2020
The mainstream media will spend a lot of effort this year reporting on Trump voters, but very little effort trying to understand or empathize with them.