Category: Opinion

Laid Low by the COVID Vaccine, Now They’ve Got a Bad Case of Federal Unresponsiveness

News Analysis In April 2021, Adele Fox received a single shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Within a few hours, the 60-year-old resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, started feeling shooting pains in her legs, arms, and neck. The pain didn’t abate over the next few days. Instead, it got worse and was accompanied…


Yearning for Collapse

The following review is part of RealClear Books and Culture’s symposium on Patrick Deneen’s “Regime Change.” Patrick Deneen, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame and the author of 2018’s “Why Liberalism Failed,” takes a radical step forward in his latest book, “Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future.” Here, Deneen turns his critique of liberalism into…


SCOTUS Brings a New Birth of Freedom

Commentary The series of decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in its latest session are so consequential that I would call it “a new birth of freedom.” These are, of course, the words of Abraham Lincoln at the bloody battlefield at Gettysburg. There is a deep and meaningful connection between Lincoln’s words then,…


The Defenders of Censorship Now Admit Everything

Commentary They no longer deny censoring. They have shifted tactics. Now they defend censorship as a policy in the national interest. They are merely stamping out disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation—strange words applied to any thought or idea disliked by government. And they are furious that a federal judge in Louisiana has called them out, issuing…


China’s New Anti-Espionage Law Poses Risks for Foreign Businesses

Commentary Under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new anti-spying law, normal business activities may be considered spying, resulting in foreigners being banned from entering or exiting China. China’s revised Counter-Espionage Law, which went into effect on July 1, prohibits the transfer of information related to national security while also expanding the definition of national security….


The Evolution of Thin Skin

Commentary Twenty-five years ago I was a lab technician at a major medical research university. I finally got to be involved in immunology research, and I was very excited to have a great opportunity less than two years out of college. I didn’t really know what to expect, not having experience with a cutthroat research…


Air Power for the Future: The Case for the A-10C

Commentary Author’s Note: The United States Air Force’s decision to divest the A-10C “Warthog” has larger ramifications for future wars than just an airframe. The service plans to drastically reduce its capability and capacity to provide Close Air Support (CAS) to ground forces, leaving the sons and daughters of America and her allies to fight…


What’s Not to Like About ‘Bidenomics’? Plenty

The Biden camp seems to be operating under the delusion that it can somehow rehabilitate the phrase “Bidenomics”—hurled as a perjorative at the White House by those of us on the Right—to serve as a buzz phrase in support of the president’s 2024 reelection campaign. It’s a risky—some would say, foolish—notion, but certainly not the first…


​​Curtailing Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Commentary Last week, the Supreme Court took a stand for justice. In a pair of decisions, the Court banned the longstanding process of “affirmative action” (a euphemism for racial preferences) in the college admissions process. Reiterating a statement he made in 2007, Chief Justice John Roberts spoke for the six-justice majority: “The way to stop…


Resounding Victory for Free Speech in 303 Creative Case

Commentary On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, handing down a resounding victory for free speech, and ensuring that governments can’t force Americans—no matter their views—to say things they don’t believe. The case arose when the state of Colorado censored graphic designer Lorie Smith and her business,…