Trevor Burrus
Research fellow, Cato Institute; Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review; co-host of the Free Thoughts podcast; baseball, Sooners football, beautiful sounds.
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Mortality among Adults Ages 25-44 in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Abstract: Introduction: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused a marked increase in all-cause deaths in the United States, mostly among adults aged 65 and older. Because younger adults have far lower infection fatality rates, less attention...
Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep
A squalid tent camp on the border is the result of President Trump’s unprecedented limits on asylum. Some people have waited in filthy conditions for more than a year to obtain refuge in the United States.
Trevor Burrus
Trump shut down our “extreme vetting” refugee system. It’s inhuman:
“A squalid tent camp on the border is the result of Trump’s unprecedented limits on asylum. Some people have waited in filthy conditions for more than a year to obtain refuge in the US.”
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Trump's Actual Record on Judges
A look at the numbers shows that both the President and his critics get it wrong.
Hunter Biden’s Partner: The Bidens Made Millions off of China Deals | National Review
We now have more corroboration of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden reporting than we do for any of the Russiagate pieces.
The Dystopian Police State the Trump Administration Wants
Law enforcement’s problems could get even worse.
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Trevor Burrus
Trump’s authoritarianism comes out most blatantly when he’s dealing with policing issues. Shameful and scary.
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Wisconsin's Foxconn Boondoggle Looks Worse Than Ever
President Donald Trump and Gov. Scott Walker promised thousands of jobs in return for billions of dollars in subsidies from the state. More than two years later, there's little to show for it.
Senator Hirono Demands ACB Be Weighed Against A Duck To See If She Is A Witch
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After two days of Amy Coney Barrett gracefully and stoically answering questions with perfect recall and no notes, suspicions grew on Capitol Hill that she might be a practitioner of the dark arts. "Oh, she's a witch alright, just...
The News Media Isn’t Biased Against Trump. It’s Biased in His Favor.
The coverage is hostile, but he is held to a more forgiving standard than any modern president has been.
Why this libertarian is voting for Biden
No president has assaulted individual liberty, free enterprise, and social harmony like Trump has
How America Could Fall (with David French)
David French joins the show to warn of the potential dangers to the country―and the world―if we don’t reconcile our political differences.
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Trevor Burrus
This week on @FreeThoughtsPod from @libertarianism and the @CatoInstitute we have an excellent episode with @DavidAFrench. His excellent new book imagines how America could split up.
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Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act
Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
I apologize if it feels a bit cold and rude to respond in such an impersonal way, but I've been...
Trevor Burrus
I’ve combated BS concepts like “assault weapons” & “dark money,” but I’ve never seen a piece of completely made-up BS like “publisher or platform” so dominate a policy conversation. Want the truth?
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The Teachers Union’s Tiny New Enemy
The behemoth National Education Association seeks to squash popular pandemic microschools.
Remember When . . . We Could Laugh at Ourselves? | RealClearPolitics
Do you remember when some journalists assigned to Barack Obamas White House worried that covering No Drama Obama would be boring? When there was such a thing as a news cycle, and...
Scientists at Large Hadron Collider hope to make contact with PARALLEL UNIVERSE in days
SCIENTISTS conducting a mindbending experiment at the Large Hadron Collider hope to connect with a PARALLEL UNIVERSE outside of our own.
Trevor Burrus
Well, we now know how 2020 ends, with the invasion of the giant beetle people who populate Earth 37.
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What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Science
The scientific method remains the best way to solve many problems, but bias, overconfidence and politics can sometimes lead scientists astray
The Case Against Trump: Donald Trump Is an Enemy of Freedom
When it comes to limiting the size and scope of government and protecting individual liberties, America's 45th president has been actively malign.
Debt Reckoning
After years of federal fiscal recklessness, is Washington's bill finally coming due?
Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives
The medium is at the heart of Trumpism.
Trevor Burrus
Excellent stuff in the NYT from @PMatzko, host of @BuildTmrw from @libertarianism and the @CatoInstitute
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First-Ever Ranking of Think Tanks via Artificial Intelligence
A one-stop shop for think tanks.
Trevor Burrus
The robots say the @CatoInstitute is the 4th best think tank in the world. I for one welcome our new robot overlords.
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Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.