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Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Proposal: The Freedom Salesman

July 4, 2019 | by Christopher Soria | 0 Comments

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang is running for Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party. Chris Soria takes a look at his Universal Basic Income proposal. Read more

Milkshaking Andy Ngo and The Slippery Slope of Violence

June 30, 2019 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Quillette editor Andy Ngo was assaulted by Antifa while covering a far-right march in Portland on Saturday. Milkshaking opens the door to violence. Read more

Erasing Women from the Abortion Debate

May 15, 2019 | by Katie Barker | 0 Comments

Recent attempts, successful or otherwise, to enact laws to restrict access to abortion in several US states have highlighted an issue that feminists and others critical of gender have been agitating about for years. Read more

Kiss the Ring: Trump as the Mafia Godfather of the United States

April 27, 2019 | by Joe James Davis | 0 Comments

Donald Trump has often been called a dictator, but if anything he’s closer to a mafia godfather. We must denounce the behaviour of strong men like him. Read more

J-P Conte: A Very American Philanthropist | Dale Claridge

March 30, 2019 | by Dale Claridge | 0 Comments

JP Conte shares his dreams and fears for the US and the world. "We need a system for dealing with all these people who are displaced over the next century." Read more

Malinche and Cortés: When Liberty and Patriotism Conflict

March 26, 2019 | by Gabriel Andrade | 0 Comments

Cortés's Nahua translator Malinche is reviled in Mexico as a traitor. Is this reputation one she deserved? Why should we put patriotism above liberty? Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center Crisis – the Tip of a Corruption Iceberg

March 23, 2019 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, has resigned amidst increasing scandals about sexual and racial mistreatment. Read more

On Recent ‘Hate’ Incidents: Bigotry or Bad Jokes?

March 19, 2019 | by Will Watson | 0 Comments

When we use logic rather than ideology to try to navigate outwardly racist behavior, we can find out what we are dealing with. Read more

Ilhan Omar and the Vicarious Redemption of White Allies

March 14, 2019 | by Alexander Von Sternberg | 0 Comments

Ilhan Omar's controversial remarks about Israel call to mind Christopher Hitchens' commentary on vicarious redemption. The idea that one can be cleansed of sin by making others suffer. Read more

Clearing up Confusion About the Green New Deal

February 13, 2019 | by Christopher Soria | 0 Comments

What do farting cows, men urinating in milk jugs, and airplane bans have in common? They’re all not in Alejandra Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”. Read more

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