We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder
Normalcy doesn’t proceed naturally from the moral universe we’ve generated over the past several months. We must change our minds to change our circumstances.
Endless Coronavirus Lockdowns Are The Epitome Of 21st Century Privilege
The fear that drives people to religious zeal for COVID restrictions is a product of a 21st century Western privilege that makes unexpected death even in old age seem morally unacceptable.
60 Questions Americans Need To Consider About How To Handle Coronavirus
Shutdowns and bailouts are unsustainable for 18 months to two years. We need a new and better set of strategies, and we can’t put it off any further.
How Cowardice And Class Privilege Shift Support For Coronavirus Lockdowns
All worthwhile activities always involve risk of death—to oneself and others. That is no excuse for assuming a fetal position and failing to live one’s life.
12 Ways To Save Millions Of Vulnerable American Lives By Banning More Things
Just think of that: We can save nearly 2 million lives every year with these personal and collective sacrifices. In addition, we can prevent an estimated 100 million sicknesses and injuries!
Socialist Lawmakers’ Proposed Cap On Credit Card Interest Is A Tax On Poor People
People who need higher-priced loans—those with the lowest incomes—will be the ones denied access to the credit market by any government-mandated cap.
The Green New Deal’s Job Guarantee Rests On The Lie That People Can Escape Risk
This idea reflects a complete ignorance of the fact that wealth is created, not something that exists in stagnant perpetuity, and that jobs exist to generate that wealth.
How America’s Obsession With Safety Is Stunting Our Kids’ Spirituality
America’s safety obsession reveals not so much a healthy desire to protect our children as the gangrenous decay of a society that has rejected the transcendent.
Why Everything Is Wonderful But Nobody’s Happy, And What To Do About It
Never before in human history have so many, with so much, been so miserable. See, happiness requires the risk of unhappiness. The alternative to loneliness is the risk of heartbreak.
How Making People Comfortable Makes Them Less Likely To Succeed
Society has been trending towards reducing stress for the next generation, which will only lead to a generation that retreats when faced with discomfort rather than rise to the challenge.
Research: Today’s American Teens Delay Reponsibility Longer Than Ever
Whereas physical health may be on the rise among teens in the iGen generation, their mental health and wellbeing has declined.
No, Frank The White House Mower Doesn’t Send Bad Messages On Child Labor
Showing initiative, entrepreneurship, diligence, and a good attitude, Frank is modeling excellent behavior at a young age.
Americans Are Not Barbarians For Enjoying Football, Even If It Is Dangerous
Before we start shaming fans for enjoying a hard-hitting sport, consider how much good that sport has done for so many former players, at all levels of the game.
How The Nanny State May Soon Destroy Fans’ View Of Baseball Games
The Mets announced they will extend field nets to the camera wells beyond the dugouts. That will both shield far more spectators while reducing the value of many more seats.
Free Range Parents Are Scapegoats For Parents Scared They Aren’t God
If we can find out whom to blame and avoid their mistakes, then those horrible, awful child-abduction, battery-swallowing, sudden-infant-death nightmares will never come true for us.
Why I Make My Kids Take Risks
As a scaredy cat who can’t even go down a slide without freaking out, it’s important to me that my kids learn to do things that scare them.
Say What You Want About Florence Foster Jenkins, At Least She Failed Big
We shouldn’t admire the risk-takers when they succeed yet have no tolerance when they fail. Celebrate failure this weekend by seeing ‘Florence Foster Jenkins.’
Why You Should Let Your Kids Learn To Walk Without You
We’re safer than we’ve ever been and we’re more afraid than ever for our kids’ safety.
The United States’ Unwritten Blasphemy Laws
In the United States, it’s more dangerous to offend the LGBT lobby than to provoke Muslims with what they consider blasphemy.
The Founders: From George Washington To Peter Thiel
For libertarian and Paypal cofounder Peter Thiel, the startup has replaced the country as the object of the highest human ambition.