Tag: Viewpoints

A Multitude of Factors Are Destroying Public Trust in the Military, Not Tucker Carlson

April 29, 2023
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Commentary A recent article published by Defense One, titled “How Tucker Carlson Helped Turn Americans Against the Military,” has garnered significant attention. As the title suggests, the piece argues that the renowned former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has played a significant role in undermining public trust in the U.S. military. While it’s tempting to…

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Business Fails When Distracted

April 28, 2023
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One of the most famous articles in economics, written by Milton Friedman and published in The New York Times, states: “The businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they declaim that business is not concerned ‘merely’ with profit but also with promoting desirable ‘social’ ends; that business has a ‘social conscience’ and takes…

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Biden Can Lower Prescription Drug Prices by Simply Following the Law

April 28, 2023
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Commentary Not every problem calls for a government solution. But in the case of runaway prescription drug prices, there is a smart, conservative policy that can help drive down the price of prescription drugs, effectively and fairly, by employing a free-market solution rather than government price controls. The solution is price transparency, but the Biden…

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After Tucker, Say No to Fox Hosting Republican Primary Debates

April 28, 2023
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Commentary The leak of an email from Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel to GOP insiders that Fox News will be hosting the first GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee sometime in August 2023 is not good news now that the network has disgracefully fired Tucker Carlson. It wasn’t really good news before that because…

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Inflation, Net Zero, and the Bank of England

April 28, 2023
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Commentary “What a banker,” read the unsubtle headline in The Sun. “BoE official on £190k salary says Brits must accept they’re worse off.” The Mail agreed. “BoE chief risks fury as he says Brits must accept they are poorer.” What sparked the tabloids’ outrage was a Columbia Law School podcast with Huw Pill, the Bank of England’s chief economist and a member…

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McCarthy’s Deal or Biden’s Default

April 28, 2023
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Commentary As a former Speaker, I remember the feeling of going to the House floor knowing I was a few votes short of what I needed. In the 15-minute voting process we had find the undecided or opposing Republicans and convince them to help the team. So, I have great admiration for what Speaker Kevin…

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San Francisco’s Fentanyl Crisis

April 28, 2023
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Commentary The devastating fentanyl epidemic in San Francisco, California has become so catastrophic that on April 21, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will send in the National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help. As part of a new collaborative operation with the San Francisco Police Department and the San Francisco District Attorney’s…

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Addressing the Contradictory Myths of ‘More’

April 28, 2023
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Commentary Humans, during the past century, were able to test the eternal belief that “more”—unlimited “more”—was what we needed. More human numbers; more food; more material goods; more wealth; more speed; more services; more years. The test results are coming in, and regardless of the utopian dreams, it is clear that “more” may often be…

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Is Pittsburgh a Blueprint for Other Union-Dominated Blue Cities?

April 28, 2023
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Commentary In 2021, Edward Gainey was elected mayor of Pittsburgh. His campaign was funded in part by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, which made a generous $350,000 donation—more than all other contributors combined. SEIU Healthcare PA knew what it was paying for when it made this investment—a strong bargaining chip to force the city’s largest employer, University of…

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