Transphobia, or Common Sense?

The transgender “controversy,” for want of a better word, has seemed to me very much a tempest in a teapot, an issue that’s resolvable by basic free market forces and basic courtesy, and that has been used as a source of deliberately excessive...

The Pit And The Pendulum

The 100th day of a new administration is always considered symbolic, a time for assessment and retrospection. Today, Trump’s 100th day, and by extension the 100th day of the current incarnation of one-party governance, it’s worth noting that, once again,...

Reputation Bests Regulation

The story of United Airlines and Dr. David Dao offers a superb rebuttal to the people who reflexively argue that government is needed to forestall bad acts and address wrongs committed by Corporate America. For those few who remain unaware of the incident, United...

Gun Rights Lesson #840 – The Mighty NRA

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Were it not for the NRA’s incredible power over politicians, we’d have common sense gun control!” Saul Alinsky, leftist community...

Motivated By Fear

The science fiction classic Dune finds the main character invoking the “Litany Against Fear” as he endured a test of will. The Litany, which reads: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will...