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FDA must not overregulate COVID-19 vaccine approval, millions of lives depend on it
With companies racing to test potential COVID-19 vaccines, the pandemic's end may finally be in sight. A cure for this deadly disease is right over the horizon, and millions of vaccine doses will soon be ready for distribution.
Don't forget the parents in school reopening debate
It's becoming increasingly clear that decisions about whether and how to reopen U.S. schools are being driven by state or local politics rather than objective health risks.
Open up the presidential debates to everyone on ballot
This isn't an issue about right or left; parties from all across the political spectrum deserve a shot to make their case to the American people.
Congress flies blind on Big Tech antitrust action
While the government still has a role to play in policing anticompetitive behavior that harms users' wallets, Facebook and Google offer all of their basic services for free, while Amazon and Apple products are quite competitively priced and reap billions in profit as a result.
How to prevent misuse of power by federal law enforcement agencies
It's time to get the feds out of Portland, and make major reforms while we're at it.
What Congress should do instead of passing another bloated 'stimulus' bill
Congress can hardly come together over anything anymore. In fact, there's really only one issue where lawmakers can still regularly reach bipartisan agreement: spending trillions more in taxpayer money.
ICE finally made a good call on international students, but Trump is still closing America's doors
Along with thousands of other international students, I breathed a heavy sigh of relief on Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) finally gave up on implementing a rule change that would've forced most of us to self-deport from the United States.
America must ease the plight of the Uighurs in China
When we discovered in 1945 the atrocities that reigned during the Holocaust, we pledged: "Never again." Now we have a chance to act on that promise. Chinese officials are attempting to suppress the population of the Uighurs.
The importance of gun ownership in a world without police
Both the demands for police reform and the standoff itself ask a much larger question of us: When police fail, what comes next? Well, that'd be an urgent need for guns.
Removing Confederate statues does not erase U.S. history
Confederate statues are coming down across the country as Americans grapple with national conversations about racism in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman.
Republicans aren't defending free speech online -- they're attacking it
Conservatives claim that new proposals will defend their political speech online, yet, by using government power to force websites to host speech they don't want to, these Republicans are fundamentally undermining free speech.
The New York Times surrenders to the far-left mob
Discourse is on death's door at one of the largest newspapers in the nation. On June 3, The New York Times ousted its opinion editor following the publication of a Republican lawmaker's op-ed.
Why blacks don't need violence to achieve justice
As a black male, I understand all too well historical racism's impact on blacks. Many of us feel helpless against a system perceived to be stacked against us.
Beware of Big Brother's COVID-19 surveillance grabs
Some governments around the world have been using tech to gain more power in the name of fighting COVID-19. More people should contest these abuses of power, lest the world devolve into a surveillance state.
The bicycles are coming. Will cities be ready?
If there's one thing we can certainly expect on how COVID-19 will affect cities, it's that there will be a lot of bicycles on the other side of this crisis, and most cities aren't ready.
Slow and safe ways states can bring COVID-19 lockdown to an end
Americans should know that "reopening" isn't a panacea. Even if every state lifted all restrictions today, a sizable proportion of Americans would stay at home out of fear.
Justin Amash is not why Joe Biden will lose to President Trump
Democrats have all but dubbed Michigan Congressman Justin Amash, a Libertarian, as the reason their candidate, Joe Biden, will lose. He's not; Democrats just need a better candidate.
How vaping restrictions undermine COVID-19 fight
Anti-vaping opportunists are trying to use today's public health crisis to capitalize on last fall's public health hysteria.
November election will do nothing to rein in belligerent foreign policy and domestic surveillance
The United States will continue to engage in costly, wasteful foreign policy blunders, unconstitutionally spy on its citizens and put Americans at risk.
What will happen to education when COVID-19 pandemic is over?
For the remainder of the school year, online learning is the new normal for most schools across the country. This shock has created a captive, nationwide audience of families interested in exploring alternative online platforms to keep their kids occupied and on track.
