Jon Miltimore

Last week, Alex Shieh, a student in Brown University’s class of 2027, testified before Congress. The hearing was focused on antitrust violations in higher education and surging tuition prices. Shieh’s […]

In his novel Ignorance, the late Milan Kundera called nostalgia “the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.” Nostalgia is a powerful force, particularly so today.  For years, Hollywood […]

There are plenty of memorable scenes in Star Wars, but one of the most vivid comes in Revenge of the Sith as viewers watch the fall of the Old Republic. […]

President Donald J. Trump recently signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Energy to rescind certain restrictions on water pressure established by his predecessors.  As the White House put […]

When I was in my teens (a lifetime ago), I read a lot of fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien. G.R.R. Martin. C.S. Lewis. Terry Brooks.  And then there was Frank Herbert, best […]

I hadn’t thought of Follies and Fallacies in Medicine for years, but it caught my eye at an auspicious time. The book, written by doctors Petr Skrabenk and James McCormick, […]

In November 2023, the warning came, as clear as an omen.  A political upstart was seeking office and, if elected, his policies were likely to cause “devastation” in his own […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off Sunday at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans to vie for the Lombardi Trophy. Super Bowl LIX will see a lot […]

The New York Times recently reported that NPR and PBS are bracing for a funding battle under the new administration. While there’s been talk about defunding NPR and PBS for […]

In recent years, I’ve noticed that two words—”but China”— are often used to parry any argument in favor of limited government.  We should cut Pentagon spending. “But China…”  A free […]