Commentary
About Elon Musk
After reading Benjamin Soskis’ interesting and thoughtful assessment earlier this week in The Chronicle of Philanthropy of Elon Musk’s role in the 2024 U.S. election, I began to thumb through a copy of Nixon…
Visit to the Victims of Communism Museum
The Victims of Communism Museum is dedicated to remembering the more than 100 million people who have suffered or perished under communist regimes. While small compared to the formidable and…
Models, Not Manuals
“Facing outward on the low bar, the gymnast performs a pike sole circle backward through handstand with flight and a half (180 degree) turn to hang on the high bar.”That…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #330: Viewing The DNC Protest From The Ground
Protesting, always a feature of the 1st Amendment right to free speech in America, has become quite the fashion lately among the American left, possibly even more so than during…
Black Lives Matter Is a Political Movement and Does Not Belong in Our Nation’s Schools
Many Americans have long held the belief that our nation’s government schools should be free from political indoctrination, but what does it mean to have a politically neutral public school…
Liberal Philanthropists Have Their Sights on Local News
Now, more than ever, the news has a credibility problem. Newspapers and digital outlets present themselves as fact-based local media but in reality are partisan or ideological propaganda mills affiliated…
A Conversation With Economist Arnold Kling (Part 1 of 2)
MIT-trained economist Arnold Kling is a cerebral polymath who brings hands-on experience in government, a calm demeanor, and clearly expressed, reasonable thought to the public discourse. Kling was kind enough to…
A Conversation with Economist Arnold Kling (Part 2 of 2)
MIT-trained economist Arnold Kling is a cerebral polymath who brings hands-on experience in government, a calm demeanor, and clearly expressed, reasonable thought to the public discourse. Kling was kind enough to…