Tag: pandemic
ARE WE THE BYZANTINES?
By: Victor Davis Hanson When Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans on May 29, 1453, the Byzantine Empire and its capital had, up to that…
‘GASLIGHTING’ IS THE WORD OF THE YEAR
‘Gaslighting’ Is the Word of the Year for Good Reason Jeffrey A. Tucker November 29, 2022 Every year, Merriam-Webster picks a word to capture…
ELECTIONS WON’T FIX THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
BY JEFFREY A. TUCKER JUNE 4, 2022 LIC Americans have limitless faith in democracy. In the early 19th century, that charmed Alexis de Tocqueville. His book Democracy in…
AMERICA NEEDS AN HONEST ADULT CONVERSATION
January 12, 2022 If America is going to remain free, safe, and prosperous, we will have to elevate our national debate far above the current…
PANDEMIC OF THE VACCINATED
In September, “pandemic of the unvaccinated” became a household term, calling out those who had refused to get a COVID-19 shot for the failure to…
THE PANIC PANDEMIC
The United States suffered through two lethal waves of contagion in the past year and a half. The first was a viral pandemic that killed…
BETTER SAFE, THAN SORRY
As children, we all remember our parents trying to protect us through admonitions of what might happen if we don’t adhere to their danger warnings….
SECURITY VS LIBERTY
“They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin Why are we so willing…