In Defense of Loot Boxes
To the chagrin of gamers everywhere, “loot boxes” seem to be universally loved by video game developers. So why do consumers seem to hate them so much? Why is it wrong to try to sell loot boxes to kids?
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Cheez-It Addicted Transgender Squirrel ‘Kevin’ Terrorizes Seattle Park [VIDEO]
A squirrel with a proverbial pair of balls named Kevin has been a busy little girl in Seattle’s Discovery Park. According to NPR’s KUOW, a local Facebook group has been warning about the female squirrel locals have named ‘Kevin.’ According to the story, “Kevin (aka Geoffrey or Sammy or Skittles, depending on the kid doing…
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Amash Pit: What I Saw at the Justin Amash Town Hall
By Steffi Cole Livestreams are great, but nothing compares to watching one of your favorite Congressmen speak in person in your own home state. That’s why I decided to take a 2-hour road trip to Grand Rapids to attend Justin Amash’s town hall at Grand Rapids Christian High School on May 28th. I must admit,…
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Life, Liberty and Missouri: Last Planned Parenthood Set to Close
The last Planned Parenthood in the state of Missouri is expected to close its doors sometime this week. The closing of the last remaining Planned Parenthood office is expected to end legal abortions in the state. Dr. Leana Wen, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement on their web…
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Should Hikers Pay for Their Own Rescue?
If a hiker gets lost in the wilderness, should she bear the costs of her own rescue? The recent ordeal of a woman lost in a Maui forest for seventeen days brings this issue once again to public attention. State-funded rescue operations were called off after three days of effort because of the expense, but fortunately, this…
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Why a Free Society Cannot Transform Wishes into Rights
Any careful observer of American politics must be struck by the ever-expanding roster of things people have asserted rights to. But when such arguments are seriously considered, there is little to them beyond shared desires or wishes for certain things, which supposedly implies that there ought to be rights to them. From there, it is…
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Sen. Hawley’s Moral Panic Over Social Media
In a hotly-worded USA Today op-ed last week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) railed against social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He argued that, “social media wastes our time and resources,” and is “a field of little productive value” that have only “given us an addiction economy.” Sen. Hawley refers to these sites as “parasites” and blames…
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The Plague of Meddling Political Busybodies
Who knows what might be better or best for you? You or those in the government? We all make mistakes and misjudgments, but who is most likely to have a wider and deeper appreciation of your wants and desires, you or a bureaucrat in an often-faraway government agency? Who is more likely to have an…
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The History and Results of our Disastrous Public School System, Part II
There is a popular saying that “the proof is in the pudding.” In the first part of this article set, my colleague Mike Margeson spelled out the historical roots of the American schooling system. He clearly laid out the blueprint that men like Horace Mann used to build a system that does anything but “educates.”…
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Is A Fetus A Parasite?
It’s become increasingly more common to hear Pro Choice people refer to a fetus as a parasite. The comparison has seemingly gained traction following a photograph that has gone viral from a protest of a wave of new anti-abortion laws. The photo making the rounds on social media is of three girls holding a sign…
