Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Protesters opposed to data center projects in downtown Austin, Sept. 2, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/Getty)

The data center backlash reveals NIMBYism’s great contradiction

Jace White · October 19, 2026 12:02 pm

Demonstrators hold a "Democratic Socialists of America" banner

The DSA promises freedom. Its platform delivers control

William F. Buckley Jr., laughs while gesturing with his fingers while sitting in an office chair in 1965. (Nick Machalaba/Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Buckley kept the gate. Today, the rank-and-file must

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s vote-buying scheme is a betrayal of conservatism

TikTok’s censorship weakens our election integrity

housing demographics suppy home building

Restricting institutional home ownership is a foolhardy solution to unaffordability

Joel Griffith February 4, 2026 6:00 am

Healthcare, Congress prescriptions, Affordable Care Act collage going through the Capitol building.

The U.S. Treasury should not be a piggy bank for health insurers

Elaine Parker February 4, 2026 6:00 am

Robot hand electrifies a point in space revealing an upward arrow; these all sit above a human hand resting its fingers, representing progress gained by use of AI in the U.S. economy. (Getty Images)

The AI ‘job apocalypse’ that never came

Nathan Leamer February 3, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump Accounts leave taxpayers paying the price

Christina Smith February 2, 2026 6:00 pm

Billy Bob Thornton and Sam Elliott in Landman. (Emerson Miller/Paramount+)

What Landman gets right about economics

Jon Miltimore February 2, 2026 6:00 am

Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Abortion facilities are not more sacred than churches

Shawn Carney February 1, 2026 6:00 am

Pill, Capsule - Medicine, Currency, Medicine, Antibiotic

Trump is making healthcare affordable again

Bobby Jindal, Charlie Katebi February 1, 2026 6:00 am

The U.S. Capitol is photographed after a snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Washington

Congress needs to go big or go home

Rep. Eric Burlison January 30, 2026 6:00 am

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (R) speaks at a rally.

Which Bible does James Talarico believe?

Timothy Wolff January 28, 2026 6:00 am

European Parliament.

The EU-Mercosur deal shows what the US is leaving behind

Colin Grabow January 28, 2026 6:00 am

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America’s deal boom signals real economic confidence

Andrew Langer January 26, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Trump 47 put America back on track

Ralph Norman January 24, 2026 6:00 am