Europe's War on Free Speech

Feb. 9, 2018
Happy Friday from Washington, where lawmakers like to make budget deals and avoid government "shutdowns" rather than actually cut spending and reduce debt. Rachel del Guidice reports that House conservatives are in an uproar, while Adam Michel warns that the Senate plan stunts the good results of tax reform. What's North Korea up to at the Olympics? Bruce Klingner has the lowdown. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on free speech's decline in Europe, Jarrett Stepman on the promise of school choice in Puerto Rico, and Kelsey Harkness and Bre Payton on what's problematic about #MeToo. Enjoy the weekend.
Commentary Europe's War on Free Speech Europe must come to understand that the way to fight misleading information is not to ban it, but to counter it with good information. Read More
News Conservatives Sound the Alarm on Budget Deal Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, says the deal would result in the "second-largest spending increase in a decade, second only to the Obama stimulus." Read More
Commentary Memo to Dan Rather: Shut Up About Memos Fourteen years after the courts laughed his $70 million lawsuit against CBS out of court, the blog-blaming fake news forefather has the audacity to hold forth on truth, trust, and accountability. Read More
Commentary To Offer Americans an Alternative to 'Single-Payer' Health Care, Republicans Must Act This Year Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer plan would outlaw all private health insurance, including Americans' job-based coverage, and impose restrictions on private medical practice. Read More
Commentary The Senate's Ugly Budget Deal Would Trample on the Success of Tax Reform Congress has decided to resurrect dozens of expired tax preferences for favored industries. Read More
Commentary Puerto Rico's Bold School Choice Plan Mirrors New Orleans' Teachers unions, which have generally opposed school choice, were quick to denounce its introduction in Puerto Rico. Read More
Commentary What Lies Behind North Korea's 'Charm Offensive' at the Olympics Vice President Pence will meet with North Korean defectors while in South Korea and be accompanied by the father of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was brutalized during North Korean captivity and died shortly after his release. Read More
Commentary Problematic Women: Should Gun Rights Be Included in #MeToo? Savannah Lindquist, a college graduate who was sexually assaulted at Temple University, says the #MeToo movement should include supporting gun rights for women. Watch the Video or Listen to the Podcast
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