Tag: institutions

How Can We Trust Institutions That Lied?

Commentary Trust the Authorities, trust the Experts, and trust the Science, we were told. Public health messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic was only credible if it originated from government health authorities, the World Health Organization, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as scientists who parroted their lines with little critical thinking. In the name of ‘protecting’…


A Republic—and an Economy—If You Can Keep It

Commentary As we commemorate the founding of the United States of America on this Fourth of July, 2022, it’s important to remember that after the founders affixed their names to the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they would face war against King George until the surrender at Yorktown in the fall of 1781. Even then,…


Laying Siege to the Institutions

The following is adapted from a speech delivered at Hillsdale College on April 5, 2022, during a two-week teaching residency at Hillsdale as a Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism. Why do I say that we need to lay siege to our institutions? Because of what has happened to our institutions since the 1960s. The…