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^{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

25th Amendment: Acting President Is Not Being President

_{John Wohlstetter
July 8, 2024
American Politics}

Calls abound for the removal of President Biden over his objection, using the involuntary disability provision, with Vice-President Kamala Harris to then assume the presidency. What the text of Section 4 makes clear, however, is than under that provision, she can be Acting President only. Section 3, covering voluntary disability, provides the same. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024
Homelessness}

Documentary Hopes to Inspire Nation to Address Homelessness Crisis

_{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024
Homelessness}

Last night, a VIP Exclusive screening of the documentary "Americans With No Address" was held in Bellevue, Washington. The documentary stars Billy Baldwin, and features Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Robert Marbut who also served as Executive Producer. Read More ›

Man reading an e-book on the shore of a forest lake at sunset.

^{Bruce Chapman
April 16, 2024
Environment}

Published Today: The Conservative Environmentalist

_{Bruce Chapman
April 16, 2024
Environment}

Published today is Benji Backer's book on how government ties up sound conservation policy in red tape that immobilizes real reform. Benji is a University of Washington grad I was proud to have as a Chapman Fellow at Discovery Institute a few years back. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
March 27, 2024
Economics}

Senator Gramm Punctures Income Inequality

_{Bruce Chapman
March 27, 2024
Economics}

Former Senator Phil Gramm of Texas continues his productive retirement with a superb new book (co-authored by John Early) called The Myth of Income Inequality. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
October 16, 2023
Economics}

Myth and Reality of Israel’s Success

_{Bruce Chapman
October 16, 2023
Economics}

Allysia Finley of the Wall Street Journal does us all a favor in her column, “Our enemies are the CEO’s…Our comrades are in Gaza,” describing the labor Union SEIU units that are seeking to portray Israel’s vital and pathfinding economy as the product capitalism and colonialism. They get the historical facts wrong, she writes, quoting at length from George Gilder. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 11, 2023
Foreign Policy}

The New Israel Test

_{George Gilder
October 11, 2023
Foreign Policy}

Are you for civilization or barbarism, life or death, wealth or envy? Are you an exponent of excellence and accomplishment or of a leveling creed of troglodytic envy and hatred? That is the “Israel Test,” inescapable today. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 11, 2023
Foreign Policy}

Israel at War

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 11, 2023
Foreign Policy}

I've been to Israel four times. The first visit was a vacation in 2015. While many Americans experience Israel in a group during an extended tour, we traveled alone and booked day guides or specific tours. We started in Jerusalem, spent a day in Masada and the Dead Sea, spent the Sabbath in Tiberias and ended the trip in Tel Aviv. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
September 29, 2023
American Politics}

I’m Running for President — You Could Do Worse (and Probably Will)

_{Bruce Chapman
September 29, 2023
American Politics}

^{Debra J. Saunders
May 31, 2023
American Politics}

The Covid Blame Game Lives On

_{Debra J. Saunders
May 31, 2023
American Politics}

It always was a mistake for Washington policymakers to target one dangerous and potentially fatal disease without factoring in the unintended consequences of draconian isolation, even if policymakers meant well. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Government Policy}

To Fix Homelessness, Stop Fixating On Housing

_{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Government Policy}

Homelessness affects cities across the country, but it’s not just a local issue, though media cover it that way. Nor is homelessness mainly about housing; rather, it’s largely about untreated mental illness and drug addiction. Consistently misdiagnosed, homelessness is being wrongly addressed. Read More ›