A license to stay poor
America has a strange way of talking to poor people. We tell them to stop depending on government. We tell…
The fraud that is property tax
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Humanism and Antisemitism
Today, “humanism” usually denotes a secular ethical outlook that stresses human dignity, reason, tolerance, individual rights, and scientific inquiry. In…
As Government Grows, Our Freedom Shrinks
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Americans legitimately feared an invasion of the homeland. The threat of living under a military…
The More They Said ‘Trust Us,’ the Less America Did
Science has never required blind faith. Quite the opposite. Science advances by asking difficult questions, testing uncomfortable hypotheses, challenging accepted…