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When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he was rescinding the state’s face mask mandate and business occupancy limits effective on March 10, he was widely criticized. President Biden said the decision was “Neanderthal thinking.” Anthony Fauci, the top COVID-19 advisor to both Trump and Biden, called the move “really quite risky.” The chairman of…
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Texas Constitution was written to protect individual rights—the freedom of individuals to live as they choose, so long as they respect the freedom of others to do the same. This was accomplished by limiting the powers of government and explicitly affirming that individuals have the right to assemble, the right to worship, and the…
Where is the Moral Outrage?
For the past ten months, the American economy has been slowly decimated by government edicts and lock downs. Countless businesses have been forced to close, and many will never reopen. Millions were thrown out of work and are unable meet their financial obligations, such as rent, a mortgage, or medical expenses. Despite this economic carnage,…
Time to Re-evaluate our Pandemic Response
With new COVID cases in Texas routinely surpassing 10,000 per day, it is crucial that we re-evaluate how the pandemic is being handled. When lock downs were first imposed in March, less than 1,000 new cases were being confirmed each day. We were told that the lock downs were necessary to “flatten the curve.” But…
Most People aren’t Rational
Many Americans, including President Biden, believe that wearing a mask in public should be mandated by law. Violators should be subject to criminal prosecution. Wearing a mask, the argument goes, will protect the wearer, as well as those around him. If this is true, and there is substantial evidence supporting it, then why aren’t we…