Being permanent opposition weakens our hand. It doesn’t strengthen it.
Read MoreExecutive roles are not great for creatives who like to ponder the big questions of the universe. I’m reminded of a recent Star Wars novel by Claudia Gray, Master & Apprentice, where Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is offered a spot on the Jedi Council while he is still training Obi-Wan Kenobi in the years before The Phantom Menace. Qui-Gon is torn. He doesn’t feel like a good mentor to young Kenobi, and the role on the Council is highly prestigious — a dream come true for any Jedi.
Read MorePresidential candidate Nikki Haley reminded us of this fact on Fox News Tuesday, when she ripped into anonymous online speech as the apparent cause of America’s uncivil politics. Haley proposed forcing social media companies to share their algorithms and require the verification of every user as a top priority of her future administration.
Read MoreiGaming, shorthand for online casino-style gaming, was left out of HB 347. State budget negotiations have been slowed by ongoing disagreement over how to incorporate iGaming into the new gambling status quo.
Read MoreThe Foundation for Economic Education recently released a wonderfully detailed documentary video on Scorsese’s "Kundun" and then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s ultimate decision to bury the film, per China’s wishes. "Kundun" is hard to find online and isn't available to stream on any major platform. But you can learn everything about it and China’s campaign to block the film from American eyes by watching the documentary.
Read MoreConsumers will buy the products they need when they need them and in the case of expensive appliances, that probably just means adding to their debt. Consumers truly save money when they can afford the products they buy and get to choose from a wide range of appliances on the market.
Read MoreBad actors must be weeded out of markets. Legalization is the first step, allowing competing firms and platforms to offer the best experience for consumers. At the same time, consumers deserve aggressive enforcement of illegal practices designed to hook players on gambling. It is not an activity without risk.
Read MoreThe next time you watch Star Wars and see a character vanish into the ether or become “one with the Force,” I want you to remember their debts to mankind didn’t vanish along with them. They’re still there. The rest of the galaxy has to live and wrestle with the consequences of their mistakes.
Read MoreEmpathy can make you new friends, turn sworn enemies into faithful allies, and break cycles of endless conflict and contempt. For those least inclined to seek it, the outstretched hand of empathy can light the pathway to redemption. The Star Wars saga is a redemption story, only made possible by characters brave enough to practice empathy. In politics, nothing could be more radical.
Read MoreDark Brandon can do what Joe Biden cannot; he won’t stand by as a conservative Supreme Court overturns Roe or dismantles his unconstitutional student-loan-cancellation plan, for he has laser vision.
Read MoreNorth Carolinians clarity about their right to rent private property, whether it be backyards, pools, hot tubs, spare rooms or whole single-family homes.
Read MoreStephen Kent speaks with Fox Business about the FTC vs Microsoft-Activision case
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Read MoreIt’s trolling on a multimillion-dollar government budget, and while it’s beneath the dignity of an institution dedicated to a level playing field for businesses and consumers alike, it’s very much on brand for Lina Khan.
Read Moreif a free people want to elect reckless politicians to office that consistently leave so-called sensitive papers in vulnerable places, it should be up to the people to decide if those politicians are fit to continue to lead.
Read MorePool-sharing is just the latest addition to the growing network of peer to peer services that bring so much flexibility, fun, and adventure to the modern economy. It certainly won’t be the last. Consumers love it, as do countless homeowners with private property they wish to share. Let the people swim.
Read MoreThe charm of Ford standing up for something so simple as awkwardly dismounting a horse cannot be overstated. We live in a time of incredible defiance of nature. To say nothing of the milewide divide in America over the biological realities of sex and gender, we’re watching in slow motion as the pervasiveness of on-screen special effects blends with real life in the form of virtual reality platforms such as Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse.
Read MoreIn a sense, all instances of holding people to account feel somewhat like cancellation. The line is fuzzy. But cancel culture is uniquely detached from institutional self-interest and questions about who is accountable to whom.
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