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The Positives and Pitfalls of Policing the Internet
For decades, many in the democratic world thought of the internet as an inherently “free and open” place, now many countries exert control over internet architecture within their borders.
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The Science is Settled
“Heat in – heat out = change in heat.” Every climate change inferred from the geologic record is explained by this simple statement of the conservation of energy.
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The Science is NOT Settled
The United Nations climate models are constantly being “updated,” and irresponsible climate predictions — like the starvation of 4 billion people during the 1980s — have not happened.
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The UBI will Help Solve America’s Crisis of Income Insecurity
The economic security provided by a Universal Basic Income would promote entrepreneurship, and provide a cushion against automation-induced job losses in the years ahead.
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If You Like Big Government, You’ll Love the UBI
Almost by definition, a Universal Basic Income would vastly increase taxes and government spending because it would require an enormous redistribution of income.
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In Defense of the Institution of Congress and the Return of Earmarks
After many frustrating appropriations cycles, continuing resolutions, and shutdowns, the earmark ban has accomplished few, if any, of its intended goals.
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Keep the Ban on Earmarks
Earmarks are corrupt, unfair, and wasteful. They should be permanently banned, and oversight should be increased into how federal funds are being spent.
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Eliminate the Filibuster: Trust the People
The Senate filibuster has got to go. It is completely contrary to American political science, and has devolved into nothing more than a minority veto – one to which the American people never consented.
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Preserve the Filibuster: Protect the People from Political Parties
The right to filibuster remains because senators realize they need one informal, extraconstitutional device to limit the excesses of another extraconstitutional innovation: political parties.
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The American Military: At the Tipping Point
The U.S. military is in a crisis. Decades of underfunding and continuous employment have taken their toll. Just three of the U.S. Army’s 50 combat brigades and only half the Air Force’s fighters and bombers are fully ready for a major conflict with a serious adversary.
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The American Military: It is not too small. Rather, its responsibilities are too many.
Military retrenchment is not popular in the Republican Party. But America’s coming financial infirmity may allow no other course.
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Free Speech is Not Perfect, but the Government as Censor is Worse
Individuals and private enterprise are the proper censors of bad speech.