October 23, 2020

COVID-19 mandates are having long-ranging negative consequences

In a recent study comparing the outcomes of different states that enforced lockdowns to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, researchers found that "[m]andated lockdowns had little effect on the spread of the coronavirus." Whe...

January 14, 2020

Now Is the Time to Stay in Iraq, Not Leave

With the death of General Soleimani and Iran's subsequent "saving face" retaliation, many pundits and commentators have expressed fear of an escalation of violence between the U.S. and Iran, something that could even mount into a third ...

October 30, 2019

How Much Difference Will School Choice Really Make?

There is a battle still raging over K–12 school reform, with little resolved.  This may change with a new case in the U.S. Supreme Court, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which will decide whether using public vouchers for p...

September 28, 2019

What We Can Learn from the Candidacy of ‘Beto’ O’Rourke

What happened to Beto? One short year ago, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke was riding high, primed to upset Sen. Ted Cruz in in the 2018 Senate election. The media adored him, crowning him the next great hopeful (albeit, the last ...

April 25, 2019

The Hypocrisy Behind Calling Out Notre Dame 'Truthers'

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, there was a group of people — mostly those of the America-hating variety — who did not believe that Muslim terrorists were behind the attacks.  Rather...

March 5, 2019

How Socialism Fails in Theory

Even though Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal was a complete failure of a bill, not even making it to a vote in the House, liberals still hail it as a success.  True, it did not become law, but it had noble goals and...

February 9, 2019

4 Liberal Arguments against the Wall and How to Beat Them

After so many waves of propaganda against the wall, many Americans are forgetting why they originally wanted it.  It has therefore become necessary to expose these bad arguments so that the Democrats do not succeed in subverting the great g...

January 5, 2019

Abortion at the Core of Both Left and Right

Whether Americans like it or not, abortion has become the defining issue of the two main parties.  A Democrat can be many things – a moderate; a corporatist; or a shrill, uninformed socialist – but he must be pro-choice, as show...

December 4, 2018

The Problem with Purism

Deciding to vote for a Republican or Democrat is like deciding between a shelter and a hurricane. Republican voters clearly prefer the stability and cover of a shelter. They wisely fear the innovations of Democrats who want to expand the power of ...

November 29, 2018

If Liberals Cared About Immigrants, They Would Not Support Open Borders

A few days ago, migrants tried to storm the U.S. border in Tijuana, throwing rocks and trying to break through the fence.  Many in this same group have also applied for asylum, overwhelming officials at the border, who now have to process t...

October 30, 2018

Steven Crowder Is On to Something Big with 'Devil's Advocate'

Many conservatives know Steven Crowder, host of the show "Louder with Crowder" on CRTV and a happy conservative warrior against the left. As one can imagine from the title of his show, and his Canadian-Texan heritage, Crowder does indeed...

October 5, 2018

The Heaviest Baggage for Beto Is the Democratic Party

Contrary to the popular narrative of his innocence and freshness, Rep. Beto O'Rourke has come into the U.S. Senate race in Texas with much more baggage than people realize. No, it's not his DUI – or the fact that he de...