Tail Wags Dog
For the dark, universally unacknowledged world history of the past 120 years is clear: Tails Wag Dogs.
Opinion
The tippinsights opinion section reflects articles where our individual authors or individual groups (from anywhere on the political spectrum) utilize our data to make compelling arguments.
From Scholasticism To Enlightenment Liberalism
Scholastic natural law was further transformed in the century preceding John Locke’s famous Second Treatise on Government, the locus classicus of Enlightenment liberalism that was first published in 1689
Progressives Inequality Arguments Reaching The Green Light
Even though economists such as Phil Gramm, the author of The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate” have debunked similar arguments about inequality in America, in great detail
Institutional Closure: Why Managed Directivism Breeds Its Own Collapse
To understand why this system is inherently fragile, we must examine institutional closure
Mixed Feelings About The World Cup In America
“Soccer fans like Freddy from Germany are embracing U.S. culture as they crisscross the country — and going viral,” says Danielle Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute.
Calhoun On Constitutional Government
In A Disquisition on Government, which was published after his death in 1850, he expounds an account of the nature of government that shows great theoretical penetration, and, after studying it, one can understand why Murray Rothbard admired it.
Data Center Policy Divides State Democrats
State Sen. L. Louise Lucas vowed that “there is not going to be a government shutdown.”
The American Revolution And The Danger Of Standing Armies
To many Americans of this period, peacetime standing armies posed a threat not only because they could be used by the state to overthrow liberty, but because they tended to reshape society and government itself.
My 40 Year War On Psychiatry
My “Pure Madness from Psychiatrists” op-ed, published on June 5, 1986, listed the latest proposed perfidious labels offered by therapists
Real Wages Fell For The Second Month As Price Inflation Surged
You don’t have to be a math genius to see what this means for many ordinary workers
The Musk Trillionaire Panic Is A Distraction
Musk already had the highest net worth in the world before SpaceX went public.
Trump Breaks It, We Pay For It: The Cost Of Cleaning Up The Deep State’s Mess
For decades, politicians, police officers, prosecutors, prison officials, federal agents and bureaucrats of both parties have violated rights, exceeded their authority, misused public power and left taxpayers to pick up the tab.
A Progressive Star, Tone-Deaf To America
Ro Khanna has the credentials, the youth, and the timing. His immigration and Supreme Court positions suggest he learned nothing from 2024.
Victor Davis Hanson: America Is Suffering From Tribal Fatigue
Let me point out that our adversaries, China, Russia, and other places around the globe, don’t have this racial essentialism because they believe it is innate to human nature.