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New York’s new “hate speech” law must be rejected
A new law went into effect in New York State on Saturday and it has free speech advocates up in arms for good reason. The law seeks to squelch any vaguely-defined instances of "hate speech" online. But this one goes…
Finish Line: Time for final pitches in Georgia Senate run-off race
Is everyone as tired as I am of hearing about the run-off race in Georgia? I feel for Georgia voters listening to non-stop loops of political commercials. Just one more day, Georgia, then this can be behind you. Tomorrow is…
The Munk Debate: Should you trust the mainstream media?
If you're not familiar with the Munk Debates, they are a series of formal debates on hot button issues which usually feature teams of two on either side of a certain proposition. For instance, a few years ago Munk…
So who can hold the FBI accountable for their “weekly meetings” with Twitter in 2020?
The fallout from Elon Musk's "Twitter files" data dump continues after the flurry of coverage it received over the weekend. Of course, the "flurry" in question was taking place almost entirely at…
Pedophiles finally being kicked off of Twitter
The Establishment™ has been expending enormous effort to discredit Elon Musk and work cleaning up Twitter and removing the bias.Read More
Gorsuch on religious-liberty case: Sure sounds like Colorado put Philips through “re-education,” no?
Nominally, today's oral arguments at the Supreme Court pertained to 303 Creative in Colorado, not Masterpiece Cakeshop and Jack Phillips. Clearly, however, at least Justice Neil Gorsuch has decided to connect some dots…
Biden denies Florida emergency expanded Sheltering in Home Recovery FEMA funds
Dealing with the aftermath of devastating Category 4 Hurricane Ian, the state of Florida quickly realized it didn't have enough shelter for all the displaced residents who needed a safe roof over their heads. On the 7th…
More on the ‘urban doom loop’
If you missed this story last week, the summary is that there are some real estate experts who believe the pandemic may have created a new normal, one that has major implications for our cities. I can summarize this in three…
Here is why Athena Strand’s grandfather will forgive 7 year old’s killer
Seven year old Athena Strand was abducted by a contract driver for Federal Express in Paradise, Texas. Two days later her body was found less than ten miles from her father's home.Read More
California cops: We will only “rarely” send robots to kill people
This is a story that John wrote about last month, but the plan still seems to be moving forward. And it involves robots, so why not?Read More