We should all do more to celebrate our local merchants. They connect the community through hard work, great risk, tremendous creativity, and service, and yet too often, they do not get the appreciation they deserve.
Merry Christmas to the Merchants! Read Journal Article
There is at last a case for hope. Maybe. Regardless, there is proof that our voices matter, that our loss of faith can turn toward rebuilding, that perhaps the people can take back power and get their lives back.
A Time of Hope Read Journal Article
What I find rather striking post-Covid is the toll the Covid era took on holiday traditions. A few times per season, upon asking others about their holiday plans, they give some standard answer before adding how things aren’t like before.
Bowling Alone on Christmas in Bedford Falls Read Journal Article
There is a happiness that only comes from keeping menace at bay. It is what has made Christmas so joyous – a festival of warmth and light reclaimed from the frost and the night. A hearth of all things human.
The Season for Living Read Journal Article
Preference falsification is different from self-censorship because people outright lie about what they really think. When the lie persists long enough, people begin to believe it, proclaiming fealty to one idea while holding another one in their heart of hearts.
Preference Falsification and Cascade Read Journal Article
Arendt’s elaboration on ‘deterrence’ (1990, p. 15-17) is equally relevant today, insofar as its focus on the (nuclear) arms race during the Cold War similarly applies to the conflict in Ukraine, but with important differences and specifications.
War, Revolution, and Ambition Read Journal Article
Freedom desperately needs a comeback from its current incarnation as an expendable frill. In my own small way I’m trying to make this happen: I’m now part of a small group preparing to launch a Free Speech Union in Canada.
Freedumb, You Say? Read Journal Article
To conclude, the complex medical question of Covid-19 vaccine’s impact on all-cause mortality across society remains one of profound uncertainty. In this context, Full Fact’s unequivocal verdict demonstrates a concerning level of hubris in scientific interpretation.
A Critical Analysis of Covid-19 Vaccine Impact Claims Read Journal Article
Korean dramas exhibit a parade of corrupt politicians, executives, judges, prosecutors, government officials, doctors, and mainstream news organizations, all on the payroll. The only things they seem to fear are social media attacks and public exposure of their behavior.
Korean Dramas and the Covid Collusion Read Journal Article
The conclusion of the report: nothing worked and everything tried resulted in more damage than the pandemic could ever have achieved on its own. In this sense, every champion of truth, honesty, and freedom should celebrate this report.
Congressional Committee Condemns (Nearly) Every Feature of the Covid Response Read Journal Article
IP is inherently statist, an artificial manufacturing of pseudo-rights even as it systematically violates property rights. The West should not foist its destructive IP laws onto developing countries and certainly should not link it to free trade.
Decouple Trade and IP Protection Read Journal Article
Getting the truth, realizing justice for the wrong done, restoring health, and fighting through the thicket of lies to secure the blessings of freedom now and in the future. This is the meaning of your investment in the work of Brownstone Institute.
The Rebuilding Begins Read Journal Article
