In the final hours of his presidency, President Joe Biden was sure to hand out pardons to his political allies.

Some of those who were pardoned, such as Ravidath Ragbir and Kemba Pradia, were the usual sorts of people who get pardons: mid-level activists and party boosters who successfully appealed to the outgoing administration for some last-minute favors. Such pardons are for people who were actually convicted of crimes in the past. That is, the pardons were not preemptive. 

When signs of an economic weakness emerge, most “experts” are quick to recommend fiscal and monetary stimulus. Economic activity is presented in terms of the circular flow of money—spending by one individual becomes part of the earnings of another individual, and spending by another individual becomes part of the first individual’s earnings.

French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) is purported to have said that, “Demography is destiny,” meaning that a country’s future is determined by the size and age distribution of its population. The concept also helps explain how individuals within a given generation fare throughout their lives.

If you want medical care in a timely manner in Las Vegas, you must find a concierge doctor who is taking patients and pay $2000+ a year to be able to see the doctor and to be referred to specialists as needed.

Private schools have provided an escape hatch for parents fed up with poor quality government schooling. While the cost is considerable, parents make the sacrifice while still funding government schools with their tax dollars.

Federal agencies classify trillions of pages of documents each year—enough secrets to fill 20 million filing cabinets. Washington politicians and federal agencies routinely blindfold American citizens on the most important and most reckless decisions the government takes. As President Joe Biden told Special Counsel Robert Hur in late 2022, “We over-classify everything....

Michael Huemer’s Progressive Myths is a powerful critique of contemporary progressive dogmas that eviscerates popular cliches with clinical precision. The University of Colorado philosophy professor probes a variety of explosive topics—ranging from racial and gender disparities to environmental and economic concerns—aiming to expose exaggerations and misrepresentations often-perpetuated by progressive narratives.