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I’ve been covering the Obama and Biden release of Gitmo Jihadis for a while. Obama freed virtually everyone he could manage. The ones left behind were the worst of the worst, but Biden is freeing them anyway. And this particular release is big enough to get the attention of a lot of people. From the…

While the Founding Fathers did their best to create documents that would stand the test of time, a persistent enough enemy with a good deal of creative schemes can find ways around everything. And so we’re dealing with the absurd situation in which a bureaucrat can decide if an amendment is in or not. Three…

I’m a big supporter of using antitrust to go after Big Tech monopolies, but it’s important to understand that the vast concentrations of power are primarily a cultural problem that is expressed through these monopolies. Silicon Valley’s past flirtations with libertarianism have largely given way to lockstep leftism. We would be facing a huge problem either…

There isn’t a “homeless” problem. While some people do end up living out of their cars after losing their homes or losing their jobs, people don’t spend a decade living on the street in cities that are unaffordable anyway because there’s no other way. The vast majority of the ‘homeless’ are vagrants with drug, alcohol,…

Governor Youngkin’s victory had marked a sharp red dividing line in pandemic politics. Democrats were already aware of public dissatisfaction, especially among mothers of children, and were trying to juggle their commitment to a COVID security state with the “COVID Moms” who had enough. After letting teachers’ unions get away with shutting down schools, they…

Every year it seems like the media hits a new low. Fact-checking has become even more shameless about describing lies as truth and truth as lies. The crack pipes story was there in black and white.  The $30 million grant program, which closed applications Monday and will begin in May, will provide funds to nonprofits and…