Defending Freedom, Fighting Collectivism
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Take the Money and Run: Taxpayers in AZ Will Fund Students, not Schools
“Arizona has turned a corner in its understanding of public education. The one-size-fits-all factory model won’t have an iron grip on the state’s whole concept of education – nor its budget.” ~ Laura Williams
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A Cooler Assessment of Heatwave Deaths
“Chasing after sensational headlines predicting doom and gloom do us a disservice. It hides the progress we have made historically and prevents us from using this history to guide public discussions.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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Zero Impact’s Grim Cost
“Once a big bill comes due—in terms of dollars, standard of living, and geopolitical security—people’s commitment to maintaining the planet in a state of Edenic purity begins to wane rapidly.” ~ Richard Morrison
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From Republic to Democracy to Kakistocracy
“So how do we get from a republic to a democracy, and how does democracy become a kakistocracy during a period when democracy is so highly praised?” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Conservatism, National or Constitutional?
“National conservatives seem to be trying to beat the left at its own game: to deploy the same disastrous methods but merely switch the ends. This is not a path to lasting improvement.” ~ Tyler Syck
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What Is Going On In Sri Lanka? (Video)
“Sri Lankans can no longer afford necessities such as food, fuel, and medicine, and citizens are protesting throughout the nation. Kate Wand, host of AIER’s Liberty Curious podcast, discusses the ongoing crisis.” ~ AIER
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Are You in a State of Emergency? Mid-July 2022 COVID Threat-Free Update
“It must be hard to keep people ruled by fear of a variant ‘BA.5’ when the much more worrisome numbers impacting their lives and family are $5 gasoline and 9.1 percent inflation.” ~ Jon Sanders
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Liberty and the Power of the Purse
“The colonists ripped the British Empire apart to combat what they considered political slavery, and Southerners tried to do likewise to the U.S. Republic to maintain chattel slavery. Liberty again hangs by the purse strings and by no means must it prevail.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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If Republicans Won’t Be the Party of Business, What Will They Be?
“Republican support of Sen. Klobuchar’s bill is indefensible, and it raises a basic question of what Republicans will be if they’re not going to be the Party of business and achievement.” ~ John Tamny
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Who Is To Blame in the Moral Marketing Game
“If we want companies to stop engaging in woke-washing, we must steer the incentives back toward supporting firms for their core offerings and stop basing our purchases according to cause-related marketing messages and social labels.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson
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Take the Money and Run: Taxpayers in AZ Will Fund Students, not Schools
“Arizona has turned a corner in its understanding of public education. The one-size-fits-all factory model won’t have an iron grip on the state’s whole concept of education – nor its budget.” ~ Laura Williams
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A Cooler Assessment of Heatwave Deaths
“Chasing after sensational headlines predicting doom and gloom do us a disservice. It hides the progress we have made historically and prevents us from using this history to guide public discussions.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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Zero Impact’s Grim Cost
“Once a big bill comes due—in terms of dollars, standard of living, and geopolitical security—people’s commitment to maintaining the planet in a state of Edenic purity begins to wane rapidly.” ~ Richard Morrison
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From Republic to Democracy to Kakistocracy
“So how do we get from a republic to a democracy, and how does democracy become a kakistocracy during a period when democracy is so highly praised?” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Conservatism, National or Constitutional?
“National conservatives seem to be trying to beat the left at its own game: to deploy the same disastrous methods but merely switch the ends. This is not a path to lasting improvement.” ~ Tyler Syck
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What Is Going On In Sri Lanka? (Video)
“Sri Lankans can no longer afford necessities such as food, fuel, and medicine, and citizens are protesting throughout the nation. Kate Wand, host of AIER’s Liberty Curious podcast, discusses the ongoing crisis.” ~ AIER
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Are You in a State of Emergency? Mid-July 2022 COVID Threat-Free Update
“It must be hard to keep people ruled by fear of a variant ‘BA.5’ when the much more worrisome numbers impacting their lives and family are $5 gasoline and 9.1 percent inflation.” ~ Jon Sanders
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Liberty and the Power of the Purse
“The colonists ripped the British Empire apart to combat what they considered political slavery, and Southerners tried to do likewise to the U.S. Republic to maintain chattel slavery. Liberty again hangs by the purse strings and by no means must it prevail.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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If Republicans Won’t Be the Party of Business, What Will They Be?
“Republican support of Sen. Klobuchar’s bill is indefensible, and it raises a basic question of what Republicans will be if they’re not going to be the Party of business and achievement.” ~ John Tamny
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Who Is To Blame in the Moral Marketing Game
“If we want companies to stop engaging in woke-washing, we must steer the incentives back toward supporting firms for their core offerings and stop basing our purchases according to cause-related marketing messages and social labels.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson