<This op-ed first appeared in the Washington Examiner on March 7, 2021> Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that the statewide mask mandate and all restrictions on business’ operating capacity would be lifted this coming week. The following day, President Biden called these decisions “Neanderthal thinking.” In making his announcement, Abbott focused on the fact that […]
The Private Sector’s COVID-Era Triumph
<This op-ed first appeared in National Review on January 11, 2021> While government struggled mightily to steer us through the coronavirus pandemic, the free market got to work. Popular culture most often portrays businessmen and the corporations they head as greedy and ruthless. A lightly regulated free market and the profit motive, we’re told, inevitably leads […]
Podcasts for the pandemic
I’ve been listening to a lot more podcasts during this pandemic, squeezing them in when walking the dog or driving home after dropping the kids at school. Here are 8 from three of my favorite podcasters that I’ve most enjoyed in the last six months or so. Subjects include poker, linguistics, civil liberties, gender, race […]
Pandemic learning gaps make clear the need for public school reform
(This op-ed first appeared in the Washington Examiner on October 30, 2020.) Approaching two months of in-person learning this school year, the Catholic Diocese of Dallas reported to parents that no cases of COVID-19 classroom transmission had occurred at its 36 schools. Only 19 have had any lab-confirmed cases among students or employees, all of […]
When voters don’t keep extremism in check
Extremism on either end of the political spectrum has been with us forever. However, it’s usually kept in check by voters. A Seattle Times editorial described what has become of the left in Seattle this week. In Seattle, [Mayor Jenny] Durkan was targeted at home recently with homophobic and misogynistic messages by left-wing protesters. Individuals […]
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