Child Services Tells Mother Her Kids Can’t Play Outside by Themselves
By Jon Miltimore Via Reason: Emily Fields’ three kids—a boy, age four, and two girls, ages 6 and 8—were playing outside. The Fields live in…
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14 Signs of Totalitarianism
By Jon Miltimore We all know the cons of Twitter, but one of the pros is discovering new and interesting people. One of my favorite…
Who Authorized the Department of Homeland Security to Police Online Speech? Not Congress
By Jon Miltimore When George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act in 2002, the goal was to improve national security by strengthening government at…
Price Controls Have Failed for 4,000 Years—and Humans Still Haven’t Learned
By Jon Miltimore The people of ancient Eshnunna can be forgiven for not understanding why price controls are harmful. Today’s policymakers, who have the benefit…
The 5 Cities With the Highest Inflation in America
By Jon Miltimore My wife and I recently were out for our morning walk and she commented on how weird inflation is. Some prices are…
The Federal Government’s Own Study Concluded Its Ban on “Assault Weapons” Didn’t Reduce Gun Violence
By Jon Miltimore Do something. This is a response—and perhaps a natural one—to a human tragedy or crisis. We saw this response in the wake…
Yes, the Products You’re Buying Are Getting Smaller — Even Though Prices Are Not (Examples)
By Jon Miltimore The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention, as inflation hovers around 40-year highs. Everyone can see…
3 Real-Life Inspirations for George Orwell’s 1984
By Jon Miltimore George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. British literary critic V. S….
Why the Feds Intentionally Poisoned Americans During Prohibition, Killing Thousands—and Why You’ve Never Heard about It
By Jon Miltimore I was recently invited to speak to a student group about alcohol prohibition. During the course of my talk, I shared with…
The Exodus From US Cities Is Gaining Speed, New Census Data Show
By Jon Miltimore America’s largest metro areas saw massive declines in population, new US Census Bureau data show. Three of the top five metros that…
Justin Trudeau Said He Admired China’s Dictatorship — Canadians Should Have Believed Him
By Jon Miltimore At a “ladies night” fundraiser in Toronto in 2013, an up-and-coming politician was asked which nation’s administration he admired most in the…
6 Things We Know about the CIA’s Secret Mass Surveillance Program
By Jon Miltimore The Central Intelligence Agency has secretly been running mass surveillance operations to collect data on Americans, according to a newly published letter…
“We Failed”: Danish Newspaper Apologizes For Its COVID Coverage
By Jon Miltimore A Danish newspaper has apologized to its readers for not questioning the government’s data and narratives more throughout the first two years…
Wine Bar Owner Who Defied Lockdowns Receives 90-Day Jail Sentence — But Her Legal Battle May Just Be Beginning
By Jon Miltimore In April, police officers located Lisa Hanson in Clear Lake, Iowa about 40 miles south of the restaurant she owns. Officers placed…