In a move that sent shockwaves throughout the tech sector, Apple recently unveiled a new feature that allows users to opt out of apps tracking them across their devices. Facebook’s feathers were particularly ruffled, which was to be expected—tracking users across apps and using that data to place targeted ads in consumers’ feeds is of … Continue reading Apple Just Proved Privacy Is Still Popular—the US Government Should Pay Attention
Category: Liberty
“People hate being made to think,” the educator and classical scholar Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) once said. Laziness of mind is indeed easy to find, even more so today than in her time. It shows up in vapid social media posts, flippant political rhetoric, superficial media coverage, knee-jerk but sanctimonious opinions, and the widespread absence of … Continue reading Why Edith Hamilton Feared the Decline of Individualism More Than Atomic Bombs
The Biden administration has made priorities of both immigration reform and gun control, the latter being given particular salience by recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Boulder, and Indianapolis. Yet if those in the administration want to make better policy in both areas, they should realize that bad arguments against immigration—ones often used by the previous … Continue reading How Anti‐Immigrant and Anti‐Gun Advocates Make the Same Bad Arguments
As a long Covid winter gives way to spring, and businesses begin reopening for normal operations, debate around “vaccine passports” is in the air. Various stakeholders – from privately‐owned companies to government agencies – are considering establishment of a standardized certification. Meanwhile, opponents of vaccine passports argue they would exclude those who choose not to receive the Covid‐19 vaccine or … Continue reading Vaccinations Are Private Business
Andres Guilarte is a university student who lived in Venezuela under a democratically elected socialist regime. Guilarte says food shortages were a daily occurrence. Venezuelans also endure massive blackouts, political persecution, and a lack of access to health care due to the socialist government. Guilarte joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his experiences of … Continue reading He Lived Under Socialism in Venezuela. That’s Why He’ll Never Support It.
B.L., a high school sophomore at a Pennsylvania public school, didn’t make the varsity cheerleading team. She took to Snapchat to voice her frustrations and posted a picture of herself and a friend holding up their middle fingers, adding a caption with some F‐bombs. When the picture was brought to the attention of the cheer coaches, B.L. was suspended from … Continue reading Public Schools Can’t Control Students’ Private Speech
A century ago, the Mother Ship of Socialism—the Soviet Union—was teetering on the precipice. The Poles had just vanquished the hopes of dictator Vladimir Lenin to sweep across Europe. Under the bludgeon of Marxist central planning, the economy had collapsed to a fraction of its pre-war dimensions. The country was seething in discontent. Insurrection seemed … Continue reading Lenin’s New Economic Policy: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Doesn’t Work
In a case argued before the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Biden Administration, along with attorneys general from nine states, submitted arguments asking the justices to uphold warrantless home entry and gun confiscation by police. The case stems from a domestic dispute between an elderly married couple, Edward and Kim Caniglia. After an intense … Continue reading Biden Administration Argues for Warrantless Home Entry and Gun Seizures Before the Supreme Court a Year After Breonna Taylor’s Death
Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center are charitable organizations who advocate for a variety of free‐market and socially conservative viewpoints that are controversial in the current political climate. As nonprofits, they fund their activities through private donations from like‐minded individuals across the country, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous for fear … Continue reading California Has No Need to Doxx Donors
Illinois legislators last week voted in favor of enacting new “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” in the state’s teacher education programs. Beginning in October, all Illinois teacher training programs must start to reflect the new standards that focus on “systems of oppression,” with teacher trainees required to “understand that there are systems in our … Continue reading Woke Classrooms Show Why US Parents Should Be Free to Choose on Schools
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