On Friday, May 1, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally left OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance, ending nearly six decades inside one of the most consequential economic groups in modern history. […]
UAE Leaving OPEC is About More Than Just Oil
Senior covid advisor to Anthony Fauci is charged with conspiracy against the United States
David Morens, a former NIAID employee, is facing indictment for his role in a scheme to evade Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with covid research grants. Morens is charged with […]
There are no exemptions to informed consent
Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and President of the National Vaccine Information Centre, emphasised the importance of informed consent regarding vaccination in a presentation to the Florida Department of Health. She emphasised that […]
“The Disinformation Dozen” are still facing censorship
It’s been six years since the British Labour Party-affiliated organisation Centre for Countering Digital Hate published “The Disinformation Dozen” list of “leading [US] online anti-vaxxers.” The Defender interviewed six of the 12 […]
For economic investment and growth, Oklahoma needs affordable, reliable power, not wind and solar energy
Oklahoma needs to ensure affordable and reliable electricity to attract data centres and other energy-hungry businesses, while keeping costs low for residents. The state should prioritise energy sources like natural gas, which […]
Facial Recognition Wrongly Jailed Woman for Crimes in a State She’d Never Even Visited
Angela Lipps, a 50-year-old woman from Tennessee, says she spent months in jail over fraud offences in North Dakota, a state she says she had never visited, after police used facial recognition […]
Welfare doesn’t pull people out of poverty – economic growth and freedom do
Before the rapid expansion of the welfare state, most people were earning their way out of poverty. Across the world, economic growth driven by liberalisation helped pull almost one billion people out […]