Jon Miltimore

Why the Story Behind ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ Is Both Uplifting and Tragic

The 2017 comedy Daddy’s Home 2 has become one of my family’s favorite Christmas movies. One of the reasons the…

3 years ago

Hitler’s Chilling Words on Means and Ends

The first biography of Adolf Hitler I ever read was John Toland’s 1976 work, Adolf Hitler, which I picked up…

3 years ago

The Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914—and Its Eternal Message

War had already been waging in Europe for months when Pope Benedict issued a plea from Rome on Dec. 7,…

3 years ago

14 Signs of Totalitarianism

We all know the cons of Twitter, but one of the pros is discovering new and interesting people. One of…

3 years ago

Child Services Tells Mother Her Kids Can’t Play Outside by Themselves

Via Reason: Emily Fields' three kids—a boy, age four, and two girls, ages 6 and 8—were playing outside. The Fields…

3 years ago

How a Third Grade Teacher Used Competition to Fix My Son’s Reading Struggles

In September, I received a message from my third-grade son’s school that he was reading at second-grade level. Some people…

3 years ago

Forcing Railroad Workers to Accept a Contract They’ve Rejected Is Violence

President John F. Kennedy once said it was important to never negotiate out of fear, but added we should never…

3 years ago

Did Maskless Fans at the World Cup Trigger the Mass Demonstrations in China?

Protests erupted across China in recent days as demonstrators have taken to the streets in what is being described as…

3 years ago

How the ‘Riddle of Steel’ in Conan the Barbarian Reveals the Secret of Power

When I was a teenager, my dad sat me down to watch one of the greatest fantasy films ever made:…

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6 Books That Will Rewire Your Brain (in a Good Way)

The novelist Alice Hoffman once observed that books “may well be the only true magic." Hoffman is not the only…

3 years ago

6 Tips on How to Ask For a Raise

Negotiation has never been a skill of mine. Conversations about money always make me uncomfortable, and rarely have I felt…

3 years ago

Kevin O’Leary on Inflation: You Printed $7 Trillion in 30 Months. What Did you Think Would Happen?

Americans are facing 40-year high inflation and there’s been no shortage of discussion on the topic. It’s the number one…

3 years ago

Who Authorized the Department of Homeland Security to Police Online Speech? Not Congress

When George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act in 2002, the goal was to improve national security by strengthening…

3 years ago

Why the Ethics of ‘Would You Kill Baby Hitler?’ Are More Important Than You Probably Think

Though it was well before my time, I always loved watching the original Twilight Zone series. (In fact, I can…

3 years ago

History’s First Libertarian?

The book of Ecclesiastes tells us “there is nothing new under the sun.” The quote reminds us that few things…

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