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Elizabeth Shackelford – When the Fox Defends the Henhouse
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): When two of the greatest generals in American history talk, you should listen. The breathtaking devolution of our Afghanistan exit plan stunned the world. In the blood soaked aftermath, 13 American servicemen and women perished, thousands of American citizens remain stranded, and countless Afghans allies …
The CDC Just Proved Milton Friedman Right (Again!)
I hate to say “I told you so.” Well, actually, I really enjoy saying “I told you so.” And, when it comes to the Centers for Disease Control and its pandemic power grabs, I did indeed tell you so. In September 2020, I wrote for FEE that, “From draconian lockdown …
Dems: All Good Things Must Come to a Spend
Forget reading the bill after you pass it — now Senate Democrats want to pass a bill that doesn’t exist! Taking their abuse of the legislative process to new heights, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) did something that no one learned on Schoolhouse Rock: he held a vote on nothing. Just …
Knock, Knock, It’s Big Brother Joe
After the Biden administration failed to meet its target of vaccinating 70 percent of Americans by July 4, the president suggested he may turn to drastic measures to boost vaccination rates, including sending people “door-to-door — literally knocking on doors.” The remark earned swift criticism. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) tweeted, “BIG …
3 Reasons Homeschoolers Often Become Entrepreneurs
I learned the word “entrepreneurship” when I was 12. I had just started my first business, and my mother informed me I was now an “entrepreneur.” I didn’t know what the word meant, but I liked the way it sounded. Even better, I liked having a business. I was selling …
Are Fathers Necessary?
Are fathers necessary? For all of recorded history, the need to explain why fathers are necessary would have been regarded as, well, unnecessary. It would have been like explaining why water, or air, is necessary. But we live at a time in which the obvious is routinely denied. There have …
Dr. Fauci & Mr. Hide
For months, Americans were told to do what Dr. Anthony Fauci said. We shut down businesses and churches, locked up schools, and wore masks. Now, 800-pages of redacted emails later, the country’s finding out that the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases hardly believed a word …
Memorial Day: Our Principles Are Still Worth Fighting For!
Our contemporary American experience seems often Orwellian. We have a Congress that denies our Rights in the name of security. We have a judiciary that often denies the Constitution and violates it by asserting a power to make law. Many patriots have expended a great deal of energy this year …
Today In History: The Constitutional Convention Begins
Before the Constitution, America’s national government operated under the Articles of Confederation, which was a flawed document that went through numerous attempted fixes. In September 1786, delegates from five states met in the Annapolis Convention as part of these efforts. At the end of that convention, they called for a …
How Big Should Government Be?
One of the most important differences between the Left and the Right is how each regards the role and the size of the government. The Left believes that the state should be the most powerful force in society. Among many other things, the government should be in control of educating …
