“I’m new to San Francisco,” New York Times journalist Thomas Fuller told a grocery store clerk shortly after moving to the city. “Is it optional to pay for things here?” It sounds like an absurd thing to ask, but Fuller explains in a new article that he was genuinely forced to wonder what was going … Continue reading Here’s Why San Francisco is Experiencing a Shoplifting Surge That’s Putting Some Stores Out of Business
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Riots rocked Portland, Oregon throughout 2020 and have continued in 2021. While some peaceful protesters advocated for justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death, violent agitators escalated dozens of these protests into violent riots, doing more than $23 million in damage to businesses in downtown Portland. New polling sheds light on just how long-lasting … Continue reading New Poll Shows How Riots Have Doomed Downtown Portland
The Biden administration is making a stark departure from past administrations in how it talks about, and treats, religious freedom. In his remarks May 12 on the release of the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Antony Blinken correctly asserted that “religious freedom is a human right,” one at the heart of what it means to be … Continue reading Biden Abandons Religious Freedom as First Among Rights
It seems like every day a new viral story crops up featuring a major company’s latest woke initiative or a major executive’s latest politically charged stance. But in a refreshing twist, a top tech CEO just stood up for old-fashioned, profit-focused business—and spoke out against woke capitalism. Business Insider reports that the CEO of the … Continue reading Major Tech CEO Speaks Out Against Woke Capitalism
Economic freedom helps to inhibit the spread of fake news, according to a recent academic paper featured in the European Journal of Information Systems. According to the study, titled “Impact of Mobile Connectivity and Freedom on Fake News Propensity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Country Empirical Examination”: [O]ur empirical analysis demonstrates the significant role of media and economic … Continue reading New Study Finds Economic Freedom Is Key to Curbing Fake News
A group of black conservative leaders has called on the National Museum of African American History and Culture to update its exhibit on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to correct what it calls “irresponsible bias” in the display. “Black history cannot and should not be political,” Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., wrote in a letter last week … Continue reading Smithsonian’s Clarence Thomas Exhibit Guilty of ‘Irresponsible Bias,’ Black Conservatives Say
Since the start of 2021, debates about hosting sites, web services, and social media bans have drawn attention from all sides of the spectrum with some calling foul, citing free speech concerns, while others attest that it is simply warranted ownership control. We have a love-hate relationship with technology that is confounded by ever evolving … Continue reading Why Competition Is the Antidote to Big Tech’s Bad Behavior, Not Politicians
New York Times writer Kevin Roose recently surveyed “our truth-challenged information ecosystem” and found a proliferation of “hoaxes, lies and collective delusions.” As he put it, that limits the Biden administration’s ability to “unite a country,” because “millions of people have chosen to create their own version of reality.” In response, he called for the … Continue reading No, We Don’t Need a ‘Reality-Czar’: Let Truth and Falsehood Grapple
As law enforcement pursues those responsible for the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, authorities are arresting and charging individuals from extremist groups such as the Oath Keepers. Meanwhile, on Inauguration Day, Antifa and Black Lives Matter continued their riots, violence, and destruction in Portland, Seattle, and Denver. Let’s be clear: There is no place for violence in … Continue reading Americans Should Condemn Political Violence in All Forms
Government policies meant to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in unintended consequences that threaten lives—including, tragically, the lives of young people who are generally spared from the worst effects of COVID-19. School closures, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns of businesses deemed “non-essential” are contributing to surging rates of depression and suicide among young people, as … Continue reading Youth Depression, Suicide Increasing During Pandemic Response
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