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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.

Who Owns Your Life?

Who Owns Your Life?

Ask a young person whether he personally consented to everything the federal government has the legal authority to require of him.

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Whistling Past The Graveyard

Whistling Past The Graveyard

Recently Secretary Bessent announced, “Operation Economic Outcast.” This is yet another program of economic sanctioning against Iran over the last half century and now its trading partners that promises to sever the economic lifelines that sustain the Iranian regime.

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Lincoln As Anti-Statesman

Lincoln As Anti-Statesman

What was this central idea? It was the equality clause of the Declaration of Independence, viewed not, as Jefferson regarded it, as a self-evident truth, but as an aspiration. It was something to be worked towards, and its meaning would continue to grow over time:

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Repeal The Jones Act

Repeal The Jones Act

Called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act was passed shortly after World War I to protect the American maritime and shipbuilding industries.

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