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This National School Choice Week, It's a Boom Time for Education Freedom

This National School Choice Week, It's a Boom Time for Education Freedom
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Covering for Their Own Failures, U.K. Officials Blame Violent Crime on Access to Knives

Covering for Their Own Failures, U.K. Officials Blame Violent Crime on Access to Knives
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Age Verification Laws Meet VPNs and Lawsuits in a War Over Speech and Privacy

Age Verification Laws Meet VPNs and Lawsuits in a War Over Speech and Privacy
24.01.2025 6

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With Executive Order Avalanche, Trump Continues Trend Toward a Monarchical Presidency

With Executive Order Avalanche, Trump Continues Trend Toward a Monarchical Presidency
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Many Workers Don't Want To Return to the Office. That Could Help Shrink the Government.

Many Workers Don't Want To Return to the Office. That Could Help Shrink the Government.
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As Fires Burn, Private Firms and Personal Effort Step In Where California Officials Fail

As Fires Burn, Private Firms and Personal Effort Step In Where California Officials Fail
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Americans Continue Migrating From High-Tax to Low-Tax States

Americans Continue Migrating From High-Tax to Low-Tax States
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California's Fire Catastrophe Is Largely a Result of Bad Government Policies

California's Fire Catastrophe Is Largely a Result of Bad Government Policies
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Facebook's New Free Speech Policy Shows Business Getting Back to Business

Facebook's New Free Speech Policy Shows Business Getting Back to Business
10.01.2025 3

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American Public Has High Hopes for New Trump Administration

American Public Has High Hopes for New Trump Administration

Donald Trump J.D. Tuccille | 1.8.2025 7:00 AM Having soured on lame-duck President Joe Biden, Americans are anticipating the inauguration of his...

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A Decaying Joe Biden Underlines the Need for a Less Powerful Presidency

Big Government J.D. Tuccille | 12.23.2024 7:00 AM Observers of the American presidency warn with increasing frequency that the office of the...

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Unleashed a Wave of Murder

Crime J.D. Tuccille | 12.20.2024 7:00 AM Restrictive policies in response to COVID-19 did a huge amount of damage to our liberty, prosperity, kids'...

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IMF Offers a Glimpse at the Perils of Central Bank Digital Currencies

Cryptocurrencies J.D. Tuccille | 12.18.2024 7:00 AM With Bitcoin climbing over $100,000, both investors and government officials are taking a...

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Elton John Condemns Marijuana Legalization, but Doesn't Mention Prohibition's Harms

War on Drugs J.D. Tuccille | 12.16.2024 7:00 AM In a sign that the times surely are changing, pop music icon Elton John came out against marijuana...

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Control Freaks Use Brian Thompson Murder To Peddle 'Ghost Gun' Bans

Gun Control J.D. Tuccille | 12.13.2024 7:00 AM The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has renewed the debate over "ghost guns,"...

13.12.2024 6

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The People Cheering Brian Thompson's Murder Can't Have the Medical Utopia That They Want

Health Care J.D. Tuccille | 12.11.2024 7:00 AM Evoking a collective scream of despair from socialists and anti-corporate types, police in...

11.12.2024 3

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Intrusive Small Business Reporting Law Slapped With Nationwide Injunction

Small Business J.D. Tuccille | 12.9.2024 7:00 AM If you own a small business, you may have just dodged a bullet you didn't even know about. Last...

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Cigarette Taxes and Regulations Continue To Fuel a Thriving Black Market

Cigarettes J.D. Tuccille | 12.6.2024 7:00 AM If you want to create a black market in a perfectly legal product, just make regulations and taxes so...

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After Hunter's Pardon, Joe Biden Should Support De-Weaponizing Government Power

Government abuse J.D. Tuccille | 12.4.2024 7:00 AM It's good to know that people who are usually political foes can agree on at least one important...

04.12.2024 4

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Belated Loosening of Restrictions on Ukraine Leaves World Stumbling Towards Greater Danger

Ukraine J.D. Tuccille | 11.25.2024 7:00 AM It's sometimes possible to forget in a chaotic world, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine drags on, as does...

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House Votes To Let Treasury Kill Politically Disfavored Nonprofits

Nonprofits J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2024 7:00 AM On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that frees Americans held hostage or...

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Democrats Did Themselves No Favors by Veering Hard to the Left

Democratic Party J.D. Tuccille | 11.20.2024 7:00 AM Democrats frequently refer to Republicans as "extremists" and even "anti-American" for the...

20.11.2024 1

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DOGE's Chances Are Slim, but It Might Be Our Only Hope

Government Spending J.D. Tuccille | 11.15.2024 7:00 AM President-elect Donald Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is getting a...

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FEMA's Targeting of Trump Supporters Makes the Case for Less Government

FEMA J.D. Tuccille | 11.13.2024 7:00 AM At a time when Americans worry—for good reason—that the apparatus of the state is used to punish the...

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Feds Use 'Border Security' To Justify Social Media Surveillance

Surveillance J.D. Tuccille | 11.11.2024 7:00 AM With immigration a major concern that helped decide at least some voters' ballot choices, vetting...

11.11.2024 2

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Arizona Voters Keep Libertarian Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick

Arizona Supreme Court J.D. Tuccille | 11.8.2024 7:00 AM Control of the presidency and Congress weren't the only important matters on the ballot...

08.11.2024 2

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Prepare To Wait Awhile for Final Election Results

Election 2024 J.D. Tuccille | 11.5.2024 5:00 PM As I write, Americans are trudging to the polls to mark ovals on paper, touch screens, use ballot-...

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Nobody Trusts Congress, but Americans Keep Reelecting the Same People

Partisanship J.D. Tuccille | 11.4.2024 7:00 AM The 2024 election is a hotly contested contest, and not just for the presidency: Control of Congress...

04.11.2024 3

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Voters Like Early Voting and Voter ID, No Matter What Politicians Say

Voting J.D. Tuccille | 11.1.2024 7:00 AM With another close presidential election looming, among the hotly contested issues, logically enough, is...

01.11.2024 3

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German Homeschooling Refugees Can Stay in U.S. for Another Year

Homeschooling J.D. Tuccille | 10.30.2024 7:00 AM There are many reasons to flee a country and seek refuge beyond its borders; Germany drives some...

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This Political Season, Americans Need To Chill Out

Election 2024 J.D. Tuccille | 10.28.2024 7:00 AM Are you voting for the presidential candidate known in some circles as Comrade Kamala? For her...

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New Zealand Government Punishes Gun Owners for Their Political Beliefs

gun confiscation J.D. Tuccille | 10.25.2024 7:00 AM A common—and persuasive—argument against gun registration is that those who comply just put...

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One-Third of Expensive Border Surveillance Towers Don't Work

Surveillance J.D. Tuccille | 10.23.2024 7:00 AM Immigration is one of the more hotly debated issues in the U.S. even as the current administration...

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Archaic Federal Law Keeps Alaskans From Using Abundant Natural Gas Reserves

Regulation J.D. Tuccille | 10.21.2024 7:00 AM Alaska is an energy behemoth with massive reserves of oil, natural gas, and petroleum. It also,...

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Medicare-Covered Ozempic and Long-Term Care Would Be Very Pricey

Medicare J.D. Tuccille | 10.18.2024 7:00 AM It's no surprise that campaigning for office is largely a matter of buying votes with unrealistic...

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Glasses Equipped with Facial Recognition Are in Our Future

Surveillance J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2024 7:00 AM Most discussions of facial recognition technology contemplate a world in which people walk the...

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Highly Regulated Germany Considers New Laws To Deter Terrorists Who Don't Obey Laws

weapons J.D. Tuccille | 10.14.2024 7:00 AM A major flaw with insisting that problems can be solved by passing laws is that when those woes fail to...

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Chinese Hackers Used U.S. Government-Mandated Wiretap Systems

Cybersecurity J.D. Tuccille | 10.11.2024 7:00 AM For as long as law enforcement has sought a way to monitor people's conversations—though they'd...

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Trump's Destructive Tariff Proposals Will Make Us All Poorer

Tariffs J.D. Tuccille | 10.9.2024 7:00 AM Former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to extend the tax cuts...

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October 7 Offered a Stark Choice Between Good and Evil

Terrorism J.D. Tuccille | 10.7.2024 7:00 AM One year ago, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists swarmed across the border from Gaza in a stunning...

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Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments

Government Spending J.D. Tuccille | 10.4.2024 7:00 AM An old saying has it that he who takes the king's coin becomes the king's man. The idea is...

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Arizona School Choice Program Comes Under Bureaucratic Attack

School Choice J.D. Tuccille | 10.2.2024 7:00 AM Arizona's governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs, a nonentity who won because Republicans ran a Trump...

02.10.2024 10

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Instead of Vote-Buying Tax Promises, Let's Have Real Plans for Tax Relief

Taxes J.D. Tuccille | 9.25.2024 7:00 AM Three months after proposing to end federal taxing of tips—an idea promptly confiscated without...

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Deregulation Can Fix the Housing Crunch

Housing Policy J.D. Tuccille | 9.23.2024 7:00 AM Last week's rate cut by the Federal Reserve, with the likelihood of more to come, has many...

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Writers and Academics Applaud Brazil's Censorship in Open Letter

Free Speech J.D. Tuccille | 9.20.2024 7:00 AM An example of eroding support for free speech around the world can be seen in a recent public letter...

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Trump Targeted Again Amidst Rising Tide of Political Violence

Election 2024 J.D. Tuccille | 9.18.2024 7:00 AM If politicians loudly and publicly insist their opponents are existential threats to democracy who...

18.09.2024 2

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How Much Will the Major Presidential Candidates Steal From You?

Taxes J.D. Tuccille | 9.16.2024 7:00 AM We know that taxation is theft, and we also know that whichever political candidate wins the upcoming...

16.09.2024 2

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DIY Guns Bring Libertarianism to the World, Says The New York Times

Guns J.D. Tuccille | 9.13.2024 7:00 AM Illegal home-built guns are bringing libertarianism to the world. That's what the good people at The New...

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Raphael Warnock Admits Laws Won't Stop School Shootings but Wants More Anyway

Gun Control J.D. Tuccille | 9.11.2024 7:00 AM The urge to "do something" in the face of tragic events, no matter if that something is constructive...

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Why You Shouldn't Fret Much Over Russian Election Interference

Russia J.D. Tuccille | 9.9.2024 7:00 AM If you missed the news, Russians are interfering in American politics again. If you missed history,...

09.09.2024 3

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