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Commentary What happened to the gigantic red wave that was supposed to crush the Democrats in the midterm ...

If a target is “soft,” that means it’s vulnerable. So let’s protect targets by hardening them, starting with schools.

The Facebook Empire Here’s a recent headline to ponder from the Beltway-buzzy Axios: “The sovereign state of Facebook vs. the world.”  The sovereign state of Facebook?   Did we miss something there?  Did we miss that moment when Facebook became a country and joined the United Nations?  Axios was exaggerating, of course; Facebook is not a sovereign state (although it does plan to issue its own currency).  So yes, Facebook  is huge and powerful, bidding to be a key partner in what’s become known as The Great Reset, the international reordering of world power, in favor of the po...

Here’s a data point deserving of attention: More Republicans than Democrats want to restrain or even break up Big Tech.  According to a new poll by Vox and Data for Progress, 70 percent of Republicans think “Big Tech’s economic power is a problem facing the U.S. economy.” At the same time, 59 percent of Democrats feel that way.   This partisan split—Republicans tougher on Tech than Democrats—is further visible on the issue of remedies: 61 percent of Republicans want to “break up” Big Tech—that is, apply anti-trust laws—compared to 55 percent of Democrats.    The Rep...

Pinkerton: In Dealing With Big Tech, the American People Need a Seat at the Table There’s an old joke: If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.  That is, if you aren’t a player in the process, then you’re the one being played.  Just in the last three months, Americans have been played by Big Tech. Specifically, the Tech Lords have a) suppressed the Hunter Biden story, b) de-platformed Donald Trump, and c) mostly wiped out Parler, a “free speech” rival to Twitter.  If these sorts of high-handed actions become the norm, then what will become of American politics?  Wh...