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OPINION: PJ O’Rourke was a man of his time but at least he was funny.  

Renowned journalist, satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke has died. He was 74. The cause was complications of lung cancer, his publisher said.

Renowned journalist, satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke has died. He was 74. The cause was complications of lung cancer, his publisher said.

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And DOJ steps up its voting rights efforts.

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China’s Role in the Coronavirus Pandemic: Negligent or Criminal? Posted on “If the United States truly respects facts, it should open the biological lab at Fort Detrick, give more transparency to issues like its 200-plus overseas bio-labs, invite WHO experts to conduct origin-tracing in the United States, and respond to the concerns from the international community with real actions.” – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at the January 18 daily press briefing  This was ...

How Big Government led to Big Tech Share on Facebook Taylor MillardPosted at 8:01 pm on February 7, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The common refrain among conservatives and liberals is suggesting the federal government is the only solution to reigning in Big Tech. Rachel Bovard wrote at American Consequences it was imperative to use the power of antirust on Big Tech because Google and Facebook are ideological monopolies. Lina Khan, who may be on the shortlist to become FTC commissione...

So said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. On July 12, 2017. How times have changed. Zuck and his fellow Big Tech oligarchs have long since renounced their belief in a “free and open” Internet, throwing in instead with the cowards and tyrants who use their power to censor and deplatform those with whom they disagree. Take Parler, for example. We challenge any red-blooded, Liberty-loving American to visit the company’s now-pathetic home page and read the posts from CEO John Matze, Sena...