Is the liberty of American health under threat? Are Americans still free to make their health choices? The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement would have you believe the threat is dire, with Big Food and Big Pharma’s crony capitalism pervasively controlling all aspects of American health. But a quick trip around the grocery store combats this myth — apples or Cheetos anyone?
In moments of crisis or uncertainty, free societies are tempted to hand their problems to a “strong man”—someone who promises swift, decisive action when the slow machinery of constitutional delegation feels too unwieldy. Economist F.A. Hayek warned, “The principle that the end justifies the means...becomes necessarily the supreme rule...It is the general demand for quick and determined government action that is the dominating element in the situation.”
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general should be commended for calling public attention to the need for Americans to protect the privacy of their generic data. The AGs warn that about 15 million customers of DNA testing company 23andMe are in danger of having their personal genetic information fall into unsafe hands because of the company’s bankruptcy. The AGs advise customers on how to protect their data.
Although Jim Risch is one of those Congressional lifers who does not have a particularly distinguished record on domestic issues, he has exercised good sense on some national security issues. He has long seen the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) as an essential component of America’s national defense. For instance, in 2023 he called NATO “the most successful political and defensive organization that’s ever been on the face of the planet.” He elaborated: “NATO is important because the national security of the United States of America is the most important issue that the federal government exists for. And there is nothing that gives us better security than the NATO organization.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions.
The first day of the 2025 Legislative Session in Idaho may well be remembered as the day education choice took a giant step forward.
This year, I’ve had a new experience as a father: parenting a teen who has their own phone. My wife and I were holdouts compared to many of our son’s friends’ parents, but when he reached sixteen, we knew it was unavoidable. Smartphones, for better or worse, are deeply integrated into our society, and we didn’t want to hold him back from the social and educational benefits that phones can provide youth.
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