Avery Collins
Words & Phrases
Whenever a Democrat occupies the White House, Republicans holler about federal debt, lamenting that the economic crisis is…
AI’s Crisis of Trust. Plus. . .
It’s Tuesday, August 25. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free…
Inside America’s Fight for Drone Dominance
The U.S. military needs more drones, and it needs to build them without Chinese parts. Today, Defense Innovation…
The Last Roller Coaster in Silicon Valley
Let me tell you a small story that makes me sad, which is part of a big story…
Ballroom Dancing
Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist. You can find him on Substack here.The Contrarian is community-supported.…
Norm and Karen Attiah on Victory in Wrongful Termination Case Against ‘The Washington Post’
In a huge win for the First Amendment and Contrarians everywhere, an independent arbitrator ruled today that The…
Trump’s D.C. Car Race Is the Best of Populism
History records that in the year 67, the Roman emperor Nero participated in a chariot race at the…
Why No One Trusts Data Centers and Flock Cameras
So much of what we do at The Free Press is try to make sense of a world…
Tyler Cowen: The Least Bad Way to Regulate AI
For how much longer will the fate of American artificial intelligence be steered from Silicon Valley rather than…
Evening Roundup, Aug 24: South Carolina, ICE, and Measles
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We’re Preparing to Send Measles Back to Kindergarten
By Jeff NesbitOver the next few weeks, millions of American parents will photograph their 5-year-olds on front porches,…
The Trump Administration’s March to the Spoils System
The Trump administration is methodically implementing a series of seemingly obscure regulations and directives regarding the federal workforce…
The Doctor Is In, and Her Sights Are Set On the Senate
Senator Lindsey Graham’s death in July — followed by his sister Darline’s temporary appointment to and campaign for…
The Federal Agent in the Pew is the Point
Minnesotans learned this month that the stranger taking notes at their church meeting may have been a federal…
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Joyce Vance, Legal Scholar
Thank you for tuning into Coffee with Contrarians with special guest Joyce Vance, author of Civil Discourse on…