Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative demands that we act only on principles that could hold as universal law. Apply that test to free-riding, and the conclusion is immediate. If everyone refused to produce and simply claimed a share of what others created, there would be nothing left to claim. Therefore, the maxim “I may consume without […]
Dolly Parton was not, as I always think of her, an Aquarius. She was technically a Capricorn, as befits her indefatigable work ethic and prodigious output. She was born in the Great Smoky Mountains, into the utterly vanished world that predated universal electrification, on Jan. 19, 1946, one day before Aquarius season officially begins. Whenever […]
For over a decade, the U.S. government was a crypto whale. Thanks to dark-web busts and asset forfeitures, Washington quietly built a large digital war chest. The feds did not buy it on purpose. They just seized it, stored it, and auctioned it off for cash. But that era is over. The United States has […]
Watching Mayor Zohran Mamdani carry on in New York, I am reminded of Lord Percy of Newcastle’s ominous definition 75 years ago of “social democracy”: “The phrase,” he wrote, “does not imply that economic activity should not continue to be based on private property; it implies only that, as a matter of legal rights, such […]
The November of my senior year in high school, I stayed up until midnight watching the 2020 election. The campaign season and election were nerve-racking, especially amid the backdrop of the pandemic. When I finally fell asleep, the election remained a toss-up. Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada were all leaning red, but that did not last, […]
President Donald Trump’s China summit arrives amid heated AI competition with Beijing and a related debate over America’s semiconductor supply chain, often framed as a choice between two unsatisfying alternatives. On one side is dependence on China: allowing critical technologies and components to flow through Chinese manufacturing networks because they are cheap, available, or convenient. […]
College sports are dying right before our very eyes, held together by strands of rules and integrity that are being clipped one by one. The latest controversy in a series of controversies is that of Dae’Quan Wright, a former Ole Miss tight end who was recently granted another year of eligibility (alongside several other players) […]
A popular cause begins to gather steam. Originating from leftist activists, it attacks its target with unremitting focus and ferocity. The movement runs contrary to all available evidence when analyzed rationally, but it attains a sharp emotional resonance. It gains steam from social media algorithms juiced by foreign actors eager to promote division and advance […]
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a statement that this name change, which President Trump authorized in a Thursday executive order, violated the terms of...
Democratic candidates in competitive election races are taking different tacks this cycle over how close to affiliate themselves with former Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s lent her support to many of them but whose loss in the 2024 election has made her a more polarizing figure. Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek (D) told reporters this...
Meta’s settlement with nearly every state in the country is putting some of its biggest competitors on notice as the Instagram and Facebook parent firm tries to steer an industry standard on kids online safety. After years of scrutiny, the company agreed to pay billions of dollars to states and make significant changes to better...
President Donald Trump's new birthright citizenship orders target children of terrorists and foreign government employees using classic legal exceptions.
