Trump to Strip “Liability Shield” From Big Tech Giants Over Social Media Censorship
Internet platforms protected from content liability only if they act as neutral platforms and not editors of content
Author: Kit Daniels
Coronavirus Propaganda Mimics War Propaganda
Propaganda kills, but it also works. Many of the same tactics employed to destroy opposition to the Iraq War are being used today against opponents of lockdowns
What the Failed 55-MPH Speed Limit Law Tells Us about COVID Lockdowns
Americans were once harangued by government “experts” about the need to slow down on highways in order to save lives. Few listened. Today, laws demanding everyone “stay at home” may suffer a similar fate
The Hydroxychloroquine Controversy Is a Reminder That Prescription Laws Are a Government Racket
In a free country, doctors would be free to prescribe whatever drugs they wish to anyone for any reason. In fact, individuals should be free to buy drugs without a special government-required doctor’s note
Politicians’ COVID Mania Ravages Maryland
James Bovard reports form Maryland, where the COVID-19 lockdowns have decimated employment and the rules only apply to powerless ordinary people. Cops and politicians can do as they like
Cosmic bursts unveil universe’s missing matter
Scientists don’t yet know what causes them, but it must involve incredible energy, equivalent to the amount released by the sun in 80 years
Terrestrial bacteria can grow on nutrients from space
No matter how well astronauts and material are decontaminated, co-traveling microorganisms cannot be prevented
Twitter & media know this isn’t about mail-in ballots or fraud, but about who gets to define truth; Trump does too
After all, these are the same outlets that have peddled the Russiagate conspiracy theory with impunity for the past four years, and even racked up prestigious awards for the blatantly fraudulent coverage
How We Might Respond to a Pandemic Were Society Not So Dominated by the State
The state currently enjoys a vastly unbalanced share of the power within a society, such an arrangement is not in any way preordained, and the assumption that it must be betrays a narrowness of vision and a lack of historical knowledge
It’s Immoral to Confine Innocent People Who Might Be a Threat
The possibility that someone might pose a threat to another at a future time is not sufficient reason to revoke a person’s property rights
Why Congressional “Oversight” of the Bureaucracy Is No Such Thing
Neither voters nor politicians watch the bureaucracy very carefully, so they respond as one might expect—advancing their own and their favorites’ interests, at the expense of the public they are supposedly working for
Non-Citizen Registered to Vote in Oregon, Sent Five Ballots by Mail
Says she felt Oregon was inviting her to vote despite being a non-citizen
Unexplained anomaly weakening Earth’s magnetic field is EVOLVING and SPLITTING in two, warn scientists
Because Earth’s magnetic field shields us from solar winds and cosmic radiation, it’s a critical part of our planetary defense system
The Fed Is Doing “Whatever It Takes” to Prop Up the Economy. That’s a Very Bad Thing.
There’s now no difference between monetary policy and other government programs designed to prop up firms, industries, and other favored groups. The Fed is simply another government planning agency.