The Origins of the Thought Police — and Why They Scare Us
By Jon Miltimore There are a lot of unpleasant things in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. Spying screens. Torture and propaganda. Victory Gin and Victory…
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The 8 Fastest Disappearing Jobs in America
By Jon Miltimore One of the certainties of a market economy is change. As Joseph Schumpeter famously observed, innovation moves the world forward, but not…
5 of the Fastest Growing Jobs in the US That Pay Great Salaries
By Jon Miltimore The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently offered a 10-year economic forecast that outlines what economists predict the job market to…
7 Reasons to Oppose Red Flag Guns Laws
By Jon Miltimore The Associated Press reports Congress is seriously considering red flag gun laws. These laws, also called “extreme risk protection orders,” allow courts…
7 Hot Topics That Came Up During the Democratic Debates (and One Thing That Did Not)
By Jon Miltimore, Carey Wedler and Laura Williams The second round of presidential debates have come and gone, but familiar Democratic talking points remain largely…
44 Things You Should Know About The Green New Deal
By Jon Miltimore On Feb. 7, US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and US Sen. Ed Markey introduced legislation known as the Green New Deal. You’ve probably…
Two Ways Our World Resembles “1984”
By Jon Miltimore When I took 1984 with me on vacation recently, I didn’t expect to read it. Unlike the two other books with me—Jordan…
8 Historic Cases That Show the FBI and CIA Were Out of Control Long Before Russiagate
By Jon Miltimore and Carey Wedler Conservatives tend to have two bad habits. First, they’re prone to viewing the past through a nostalgic lens. Second,…
Lawmakers in Hawaii Propose Repealing Second Amendment
By Carey Wedler and Jon Miltimore Legislators in Hawaii, which has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, moved this week to…
In Germany, the State Can Seize Your Dog if You’re Late on Taxes
By Jon Militimore Bloomberg recently ran an article detailing how difficult high-tax states in the US can make it on wealthier individuals trying to leave….
Supremes Deliver Smackdown on Civil Asset Forfeiture
By Jon Miltimore The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that state and local governments are subject to constitutional prohibitions on “excessive fines” on citizens….
China’s “Social Credit System” Sounds Pretty Dystopian, But Are We Far Behind?
By Jon Miltimore The ACLU declared China’s system “nightmarish,” and it’s not difficult to see why. In its third season, the British science fiction TV…
How Totalitarians Weaponize Loneliness
By Jon Militmore The seeds of authoritarianism grow best in lonely soil. Thinkers as early as Aristotle observed that man is, by nature, a social…