Science & Technology
How Public Science Hinders Innovation
Whether through directly commercial research or philanthropy funded by commerce, science is advanced best when individuals must use their minds…
“Where Agriculture Meets Technology!” and Industry Meets Suspicion
Examples like the controversy over the data centers show that the deeper motive of the green movement is not the…
We Have Nothing to Fear but the Fear of Fracking
Opposition to fracking is only the latest example of a more fundamental opposition to technological progress. In fact, these objections…
Kira Peikoff’s Living Proof Speaks To Today’s Controversy on Stem Cell Research
There is no evidence for the existence of souls in embryos. Stem cell research ought to be commended not condemned,…
Regulated to Death: Cap-and-Trade Suffocates a Life Well-lived
Never in human history has our existence been so clean, secure, and rich with possibility. The lifeblood of it all…
The Right to Light: Don’t Let Washington Ban the Incandescent Bulb
The motive behind the [light bulb] ban exhibits the same collectivist paternalism seen in Anthem. As a consequence, the ban…
Solyndra: Failed Ideal or Green Cronyism?
After touting "green energy" as the solution to everything from climate change to economic recession, the Obama administration is facing…
Progress is Optional
The source of technology and prosperity—the free human mind—is unshackled only under capitalism Would you give up the Internet for…
Help! The ATMs are Stealing Our Jobs!
President Obama recently sparked controversy when he attempted to explain America's prolonged unemployment as a consequence of automated service technologies:…
Opponents of Stem Cell Research: Enemies of Human Life
Minnesota is currently in the thick of an ongoing debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research and its legislature is now…