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The Impending Thermidor Reaction in Jacobin America
At peak woke, our reign of terror is beginning to lose momentum because its continuation would destroy all the work of 247 years of American progress and sacrifice.
Victor Davis Hanson | Commentary | May 9, 2023
Illinois Gun Ban Enjoined
The banned “assault weapon” features improve accuracy and reduce the risk of stray shots.
Stephen P. Halbrook | Commentary | May 8, 2023
Due Process or Transgender Protection on Campus?
Wendy McElroy | Commentary | May 3, 2023
The Crime of “Talking to Tucker Carlson”
A note of support, from a surprising detente.
Naomi R. Wolf | Commentary | May 1, 2023
Do We Even Know We Are All Socialists Now?
In the end, perhaps the best definition of socialism is simply “The endless war against merit.”
Victor Davis Hanson | Commentary | May 1, 2023
Progressives Are Declaring War on Basic Economics
Government commands destroy the benefits from markets.
Burton A. Abrams | Commentary | Apr. 30, 2023
‘Make America California’ Is a Bad Idea
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | Apr. 20, 2023
It’s Destructive and Unfair to Tax ‘Unrealized Capital Gains’
They reflect expected profits, which often fail to materialize, and the levy wouldn’t hit only the rich.
Richard B. McKenzie | Commentary | Apr. 14, 2023
To Preserve Liberty, Not Slavery
Carl Bogus invented the fiction that the purpose of the Second Amendment was slave control.
Stephen P. Halbrook | Commentary | Apr. 12, 2023
Musk Calls Out NPR as Government Mouthpiece
PBS deserves the same designation.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | Apr. 10, 2023






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