Liberty
Iran’s actions hurt the world’s poor
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explores the impact of Iran’s recent military actions. [A] whole bunch of people around the world are going to starve to death because of…
Sudan
country in Northeast Africa
Agriculture
Solar Farms Are Killing NC’s Farmland – Nuclear Can Save It
North Carolina’s current energy policy aims to achieve carbon neutrality through the least cost path that maintains or improves grid reliability. Environmentalists have made it clear that they want the…
Liberty
Enriching Citizenship by Giving Noncitizens Voting Rights?
Ben Wilson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a bizarre argument related to voting by non-American citizens. Allowing immigrants without American citizenship to vote would “enrich” the “concept of…
Liberty
Lamenting the destruction of important Western institutions
Victor Davis Hanson argues at National Review Online that ideology is driving destruction of cherished institutions we’ve inherited. In the 21st century, hallmark American and international institutions have lost much…
Law & Public Safety
Congress considers new warnings involving China, Russia, Iran
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon highlights proposed legislation targeting international bad actors. Congress is considering new legislation that would require warning labels on smartphone applications made in countries…
Liberty
The UN General Assembly has voted to make Venezuela a member of its Human Rights Council
If that sounds crazy to you, you’re not alone. Here’s what Terry Glavin said about it in a recent article in McClean’s: Headquartered in the pleasant surroundings of the Palais…
Liberty
A Tempest in a Teapot
On Tuesday, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined 17 other amici curiae (“friends of the court”) in a brief filed in State of Washington v. Trump. The case involves…
Liberty
Walter Williams pans multiculturalism
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events examines the impact of multiculturalism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that multiculturalism has “utterly failed,” adding that it was an illusion to think…
Liberty
Shocker! N&O misses the point
A front-page headline in today’s News & Observer reads “PayPal criticized, but N.C. also has ties with pariah nations.” Subheadlines emphasize that “State officials have made trade overtures to Cuba…
Liberty
Hanson lauds American meritocracy
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online suggests one key factor in American society that will help us fight decline. Even in its third century, America is still…
Liberty
Hanson on the Libyan precedent
Victor Davis Hanson argues at National Review Online that the recent campaign in Libya represents new territory for the United States: The abrupt abandonment of hostilities after about two weeks…
Liberty
The wonders of public radio
If you agreed with John Hood?s recent recommendations about the future of taxpayer funding for public broadcasting outlets, you might enjoy the following snippet from James Lileks? latest National Review…