Jon Miltimore

Minnesota

Senior Editor at American Institute for Economic Research

Irreverent writer | Christian-Libertarian | Senior Editor: @aier @HISTORY magazine alum | Contributor: @dcexaminer

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Articles

Defunding PBS is not an attack on the Constitution. It’s a return to it

4 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jon Miltimore

During a recent appearance on PBS, Washington Post editor Jonathan Capehart criticized the Trump administration’s recent directive instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS.” Capehart called the move “a fundamental attack on our Constitution” and claimed it threatened the very foundation of the United States.
‘So This Is How Liberty Dies’: Star Wars and the Politics of Fear

1 week ago | thedailyeconomy.org | Jon Miltimore

There are plenty of memorable scenes in Star Wars, but one of the most vivid comes in Revenge of the Sith as viewers watch the fall of the Old Republic. Chancellor Palpatine, disfigured following his battle with Mace Windu and other Jedi, rises in the Imperial Senate to speak. With the bureaucracy in control and the scattered Jedi crushed following Order 66, the Sith Lord tightens his fist around the galaxy.
Net deadly: Europe’s blackouts are a warning for Americans

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jon Miltimore

A massive blackout crippled Spain and Portugal on Monday, grounding flights, halting transport, and leaving millions without power. The cause was “unclear,” the New York Times reported, with “no evidence of a cyberattack.” As Spanish officials urged citizens to stay off the roads, European leaders said they were attempting to ascertain the cause of the mysterious outage.
Did Trump Really ‘Make Showers Great Again’? Not Exactly

3 weeks ago | thedailyeconomy.org | Jon Miltimore

President Donald J. Trump recently signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Energy to rescind certain restrictions on water pressure established by his predecessors. As the White House put it, the president was ending the “Obama-Biden war on water pressure and [making] America’s showers great again.”This isn’t the final salvo in the decades-long Appliance Wars — nor did the order accomplish what many on social media claim.
Tim Walz Celebrating Tesla’s Falling Stock Price Raises Deeper Questions About State Pensions | National Review

3 weeks ago | nationalreview.com | Thomas Savidge |Jon Miltimore
Churchill understood the folly of protectionism better than Trump

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jon Miltimore

On Feb. 19, 1904, a young English politician delivered a speech at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. For more than 90 minutes, he spoke with precision, wit, and humor, drawing guffaws as he excoriated the protectionists in the British Empire who believed they could raise the standard of living through tariffs. “It is the theory of the Protectionist that imports are an evil.
Trump’s $400 million showdown with Columbia won’t fix US universities

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jon Miltimore

The Trump administration announced earlier this month that it would revoke $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, punishing the school for allegedly allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus and failing to protect Jewish students.
'Signal Gate' Is Far Worse Than People Realize

1 month ago | jjmilt.substack.com | Jon Miltimore

By now, most people have heard of ‘Signal Gate,’ a controversy that emerged when several high-ranking U.S. government officials used the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss a military attack on Yemen on Sunday.
The Supreme Court Case That Will Dismantle DEI’s Legal Foundation

1 month ago | jjmilt.substack.com | Jon Miltimore

In 2019, Marlean Ames applied for a promotion at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, where she had worked for 15 years. She didn’t get the job. A few weeks later, despite an exemplary work record, Ames was demoted and her pay was cut nearly in half. Her former position was given to a 25-year-old gay man. Ames alleges her boss, who is gay, denied her promotion and then demoted her because she’s straight. So she sued her employer for discrimination.
The Supreme Court case that will kill DEI

2 months ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jon Miltimore

In 2019, Marlean Ames applied for a promotion at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, where she had worked for 15 years. She didn’t get the job. A few weeks later, despite an exemplary work record, Ames was demoted and her pay was cut nearly in half. Her former position was given to a 25-year-old gay man. Ames alleges her boss, who is gay, denied her promotion and then demoted her because she’s straight. So she sued her employer for discrimination.