Jonathan Haidt, author of 'The Righteous Mind,' says one of the marks of an open and civil society is that individuals are not afraid to share opinions. By Brittany Hunter at FEE.org

Nicholas Kerr writes that “the private sector has been far more effective at steering us through the COVID crisis than the government has—and that should surprise no one.”

“Capitol police removed the unauthorized criminals from the Capitol Building, allowing the officially voted-in criminals to resume operations.”

For the duration of the pandemic, while hundreds of thousands died and the world economy was decimated by lockdowns, Moderna's highly effective vaccine was available, reveals Philip Steele at FEE.org.

Is there ANYTHING this dummkopf has ever done that’s been good for the country?

This carnival barker has a deal for you!

James Freeman of the Wall Street Journal salutes the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact.

The government has apologized for the long voting lines and is assuring the public that the lines for their cancer treatments and hip replacements will be much better run. Right.

Bob Chitester saw that the great economist Milton Friedman was not just another distinguished intellectual. With his rapier wit, warm charm, and economic brilliance, Friedman had the makings of potential TV star and evangelist of liberty.

AOC has also put her own name into the running for a Biden Supreme Court nomination but hasn't heard back.

Only 4 percent of the Africans who suffered through the middle passage across the Atlantic ended up in what would become the United States, writes Kay S. Hymowitz in City Journal.

Kerry McDonald writes, “Defending capitalism from its naysayers and teaching its benefits to the rising generation are more important now than ever before.”

“Cash, cash, cash. They were carrying bags of money. . . . When you vote and they mark you off, then you get in the van, they give you the cash.”

It foments resentment, envy, and a victimhood complex among the oppressed class it claims to champion — as explained here by Dan Sanchez, Tyler Brandt and Brad Polumbo.

“Bruner holds an idealistic, nostalgic view of being a youngster, believing toddlers to behave roughly as they do on toy commercials, when they actually behave more like the kids in Stephen King's Children of the Corn,” writes the Babylon Bee.

The recent toppling of statues of America’s founders and abolitionists is only a manifestation of both the ignorance and the radicalization of American youth, writes Helen Raleigh.

“Americans today are living in unprecedented times and have seen that sometimes less regulation is healthier,” writes Steve Forbes.

“The modern presumption that we can stand in perfect judgment over history is both malevolent and unfair,” writes Douglas Murray.

At publishing time, the teacher’s union was planning a series of strikes to continue the Every Child Left Behind movement until a cure for all sickness and death was found.

Kerry McDonald writes, “Instead of waiting for instructions from authorities, enterprising parents and entrepreneurial teachers are joining forces and taking initiative.” Good! It’s what any responsible parent should have been doing all along. Why would anyone want to turn their children’s education over to the government?