Gym Owners Who Racked Up $1.2 Million in Fines for Defying Lockdowns Go Viral
By Jon Miltimore Nearly 100,000 US businesses on Yelp failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing government lockdowns. Ian Smith, the co-owner of Atilis…
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Beverly Hills and Louisville Revolt Against Dining Bans as Lockdown Defiance Spreads Across America
By Jon Miltimore When Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a week before Thanksgiving he was closing all indoor service for restaurants and bars because of…
Colorado County Refuses to Enforce Lockdowns as Civil Disobedience Spreads Across America
By Jon Miltimore Colorado officials last week announced that several counties had moved into the “red level”—the second-highest measurement on its COVID-19 dial—and would be…
Tuesday Was a Green Wave for Marijuana Legalization
By Jon Miltimore For months, we’ve heard about “blue waves” and “red waves.” Americans saw neither on Tuesday. Democrats retained their House majority but bled…
Why Millions of US Workers Aren’t Collecting Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Jon Miltimore Before COVID-19, Annie Frodeman held two-part time jobs, one as a ramp agent for Piedmont Airlines in Burlington and another registering ER…
COVID Crisis Could Push 100 Million People into Extreme Poverty, New World Bank Study Says
By Jon Miltimore The economic consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns are well-chronicled. In the US, more than 100,000 businesses have been wiped out. More than…
America’s Historic Unemployment Cliff: 10 Facts You Should Know
By Jon Miltimore Nations around the world are taking actions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, a disease some scientists say could kill…
California Pumps the Brakes on Anti-Gig Work Law
By Jon Miltimore We warned months ago that California’s AB5 would be a death sentence to the gig economy. It appears California lawmakers are finally…
The 10 Worst State Laws Proposed and Passed in 2019
By Jon Miltimore In April, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, proposed banning the popular video game Fortnite, saying it was irresponsible to allow kids…
The Origins of the Thought Police — and Why They Scare Us
By Jon Miltimore There are a lot of unpleasant things in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. Spying screens. Torture and propaganda. Victory Gin and Victory…
The 8 Fastest Disappearing Jobs in America
By Jon Miltimore One of the certainties of a market economy is change. As Joseph Schumpeter famously observed, innovation moves the world forward, but not…
5 of the Fastest Growing Jobs in the US That Pay Great Salaries
By Jon Miltimore The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently offered a 10-year economic forecast that outlines what economists predict the job market to…
7 Reasons to Oppose Red Flag Guns Laws
By Jon Miltimore The Associated Press reports Congress is seriously considering red flag gun laws. These laws, also called “extreme risk protection orders,” allow courts…
7 Hot Topics That Came Up During the Democratic Debates (and One Thing That Did Not)
By Jon Miltimore, Carey Wedler and Laura Williams The second round of presidential debates have come and gone, but familiar Democratic talking points remain largely…