Jon Miltimore

Confronting the Nothing: The True Moral of the NeverEnding Story

When I was seven, my class was taken to an auditorium in our elementary school. There was a projector in…

7 months ago

Why Your Credit Card Rewards Might Be Going Bye-Bye

Once a year, usually late in February, my wife’s face brightens as she thumbs through our mail.  “We got our…

8 months ago

Why Paul Krugman Can’t Admit Inflation Is Making Americans Poorer

New government data have some unwelcome news: The public is getting poorer. Census Bureau data released last week show that median…

8 months ago

Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism

Shortly before he died, the astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) offered a two-part warning in an interview with Charlie Rose. The…

8 months ago

The Justice Department Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Exposes the State’s True Nature

The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against SpaceX , the California-based spacecraft manufacturer and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk . In its…

8 months ago

Carl Sagan Saw US Schools Were Ruining Kids Decades Ago: ‘Something Terrible Has Happened’

My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future.…

8 months ago

The Real Reason Millions of Americans Are Prohibited From Pumping Their Own Gas

For the first time since the Truman administration, Oregon drivers will be permitted to grab a fuel hose and fill…

9 months ago

Why Are US Tax Dollars Still Flowing to Animal Testing Labs in China?

In May, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) did something extraordinary. The agency quietly scrubbed the Wuhan Institute of Virology from…

9 months ago

‘Fraud and Scientific Misconduct’: Scientists Demand Retraction of Nature’s ‘Proximal Origin’ Paper on COVID

A growing number of people, including prominent scientists, are calling for a full retraction of a high-profile study published in the…

9 months ago

The Federal Government Was Funding the Research of Alleged COVID ‘Patient Zero,’ Documents Show

In June, The New York Times ran an exposé detailing the tragedy that we may never know the origins of COVID-19. “For three years,…

10 months ago

Carl Sagan Warned Us about Government Schools Decades Ago

My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future.…

10 months ago

Why the Coming Death of Cable TV Is One of the Greatest Stories of Our Time

For more than a quarter-century, we’ve been hearing predictions about the demise of cable—and with it, cable news.  A Pew…

11 months ago

The Moral Lesson in ‘Office Space’ Everyone Misses

I have a friend who is pretty successful but works in a high-pressure job. Every few years, when the work…

12 months ago

America’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Moment Has Already Arrived, New IRS Data Show

Last September, billionaire Ken Griffin announced he was pulling up stakes and moving Citadel—his gigantic hedge fund—from Chicago to Miami.…

1 year ago

6 Financial Tips I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self

I sometimes wonder what it would be like if my 40-something self talked to my 18-year-old self. I think I’d…

1 year ago