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China's Crypto Crackdown Shouldn't Encourage U.S. Regulators
1 oktober 2021 · 16 min
China's prohibition on crypto transactions shouldn't tell U.S. regulators to follow suit. George Selgin discusses U.S. regulators' concerns over stablecoins. Lees meer
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Biden and the Big Student Bailouts
30 september 2021 · 13 min
The Biden Administration wants to give indebted students a bailout, but aren't the bailouts already underway? Mike Riggs of Reason discusses the Bush-era law that holds big implications for student debt. Lees meer
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When Think Tanks Train Future Politicians
29 september 2021 · 13 min
What's the case for think tanks training candidates to challenge incumbents? Matt Paprocki of the Illinois Policy Institute makes the argument. Lees meer
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Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Liberty
28 september 2021 · 17 min
Mustafa Akyol's new book is Why, As A Muslim, I Defend Liberty, available at Libertarianism.org. Lees meer
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Why, As A Muslim, I Defend Liberty
28 september 2021 · 17 min
Mustafa Akyol's new book is Why, As A Muslim, I Defend Liberty, available at Libertarianism.org. Lees meer
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Luxury Housing, Market-Rate Housing, and Affordable Housing
27 september 2021 · 13 min
The fights over housing in California and other states with high housing costs will spill over into other states with similar policies. The fights will continue for years to come. Timothy Lee of Full Stack Economics comments. Lees meer
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Illinois Has a Public Pension Warning for Your State
24 september 2021 · 18 min
The problems faced by Illinois today will be faced by many other states down the road, and it threatens to bring states close to bankruptcy. Adam Schuster of the Illinois Policy Institute says pension reform needs to come sooner than later. Lees meer
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Police Brutality Case of Brownback v. King Continues
23 september 2021 · 12 min
When members of a state-federal task force beat James King unconscious after mistaking him for someone else, he ultimately sued to hold them accountable. Even after the Supreme Court ruled on King’s case, the case continues. King and his attorney Patrick Jaicomo discuss the case. Lees meer
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Politics and Policy of Policing in Virginia
22 september 2021 · 31 min
States are moving forward with changes to how policing works with mixed results. Nick Freitas, a Republican delegate in the Virginia House, discusses the reform proposals his state is considering. Lees meer
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California Takes Important Step to Relieve Housing Costs
21 september 2021 · 10 min
New laws in California will start the process of allowing more housing development. Michael Tanner argues that it's probably not enough to relieve high housing costs for average Californians, but it's a great first step. Lees meer
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Joe Biden's Big Taxing, Subsidizing, and Bank Account Snooping Plans
20 september 2021 · 11 min
Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on some, subsidize others, and snoop on everyone's bank accounts. What could go wrong? Chris Edwards explains. Lees meer
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Parsing the Biden COVID Employer Mandate
18 september 2021 · 10 min
The Biden Administration plans to compel employers to compel employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get regular testing. How strong is the legal argument? Walter Olson explains. Lees meer
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The FDA's Flawed Analysis Delayed Rapid COVID Tests
17 september 2021 · 16 min
Rapid testing was supposed to be one of the key pillars of escaping this pandemic sooner than later. The FDA's processes didn't allow it. Scott Lincicome comments. Lees meer
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Trends in State-Level Criminal Justice Reform in 2020
15 september 2021 · 22 min
How did states alter the landscape of policing and broader criminal justice issues in 2020? Robert Alt is president of the Buckeye Institute and author of a forthcoming report on state-level criminal justice trends. Lees meer
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AFPF v. Bonta and Donor Privacy
14 september 2021 · 10 min
Bradley Smith of the Institute for Free Speech details key takeaways from the Supreme Court's AFPF v. Bonta case. Lees meer
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9/11 and the Targets of the New War on Terror
13 september 2021 · 15 min
Muslims around the world soon felt targeted following September 11, 2001. Mustafa Akyol and Doug Bandow discuss the War on Terror's targets, and the impact on Muslims worldwide. Lees meer
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9/11 Launched an Unprecedented Surveillance State
11 september 2021 · 15 min
The attacks of September 11, 2001 provided cover for an unprecedented and largely ineffective surveillance apparatus that is broadly with us today. Patrick Eddington discusses how little we still know about how we're being watched. Lees meer
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State-Level Digital Taxes: How Do They Work?
10 september 2021 · 10 min
Maryland is experimenting with levying taxes on entities that engage in digital advertising in the state, and they will bring inevitable headaches and legal complications. Joe Bishop-Henchman with the National Taxpayers Union Foundation comments. Lees meer
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Cooperation & Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics
9 september 2021 · 13 min
Humans can generally either cooperate or coerce to get what they want. Antony Davies is coauthor of Cooperation & Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics. Lees meer
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Will Onerous Regulations Stay Gone after COVID?
8 september 2021 · 13 min
When states suspended regulations to better equip private actors for handling COVID-19, it raised an important question: Why did we have them to begin with? Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute comments on some of the bright spots in healthcare during the pandemic. Lees meer
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Kentucky Policing Reform Since Breonna Taylor's Death
7 september 2021 · 16 min
Scandals in Kentucky police departments long precede the police killing of Breonna Taylor, the unarmed woman gunned down in her own apartment by police last year. So what policing reform did Kentucky do? Josh Crawford of Kentucky's Pegasus Institute says it was significant. Lees meer
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Public Opinion on War and Terror: Manipulated or Manipulating?
3 september 2021 · 11 min
People are regularly bombarded with ideas, and as they sort through these ideas, they pick and choose which to embrace and which to fear. John Muller is author of Public Opinion on War and Terror: Manipulated or Manipulating? Lees meer
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What Is the Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K?
2 september 2021 · 10 min
Sahar Khan details the relationship between the Taliban and ISIS-K in Afghanistan. Lees meer
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The Trouble with Housing in California
2 september 2021 · 17 min
The regulatory environment and decades of less than adequate housing production has contributed to a dramatic rise in housing prices in California. Housing researcher Nolan Gray details how we got here. Lees meer
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The Rocky, Necessary 'Trump-Biden' Afghanistan Withdrawal
27 augustus 2021 · 38 min
The U.S. departure from Afghanistan proceeds, but how much of the bloodshed and other bungling was avoidable? William Ruger was the Trump Administration nominee for Ambassador to Afghanistan and is a Cato Institute research fellow. Lees meer
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Harm Reduction amid COVID-19
26 augustus 2021 · 20 min
We should admit to ourselves and each other that harm reduction will be a far less destructive strategy for dealing with COVID-19 than harsh lockdowns and other mandates. Jeff Singer is author of the new Cato paper on the subject. Lees meer
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Congress Fighting over Qualified Immunity
25 augustus 2021 · 13 min
The sticking point over policing reform in Congress is qualified immunity, the court-invented doctrine that regularly lets cops off the hook when they violate Americans' rights. Cato’s Clark Neily and Jay Schweikert discuss the negotiations. Lees meer
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Eyes to the Sky: Privacy and Commerce in the Age of the Drone
24 augustus 2021 · 8 min
In the new book, Eyes to the Sky: Privacy and Commerce in the Age of the Drone, essayists detail both the promising and troubling potential uses of drone technology. Matthew Feeney is the book's editor. Lees meer
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Reign of Terror
23 augustus 2021 · 20 min
The War on Terror was an ill-defined campaign that eroded the safeguards built into American institutions, enhanced execute power, and gave federal agencies license to engage in torture and other crimes. Spencer Ackerman is author of Reign of Terror. Lees meer
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Why Twitter Allows the Taliban
20 augustus 2021 · 9 min
Social media companies have differing ideas about allowing the Taliban on their platforms. Will Duffield explains what social media means for the people and (new) government of Afghanistan. Lees meer
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The Taliban New and Old
19 augustus 2021 · 13 min
The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan. Is there any reason to think their assurances to Afghans are worth anything? Mustafa Akyol comments. Lees meer
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The Taliban "Inkblot" in Afghanistan Had Been Expanding for Years
18 augustus 2021 · 13 min
The expanding influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, a decade or more of American government lies about “progress” in the war, and a fast U.S. military exit contributed to the Taliban’s speedy takeover of the country. Justin Logan offers perspective. Lees meer
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What Would Serious Election Reform Look Like?
17 augustus 2021 · 15 min
How much of the election reform passed this year in states makes sense? Walter Olson disentangles some of the motivations. Lees meer
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What Should the U.S. Do for Afghan Refugees?
16 augustus 2021 · 12 min
In the immediate wake of U.S. departure from Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the government there, the U.S. owes something to the people who helped sustain this ill-fated war. Alex Nowrasteh details some history and offers ideas for the future. Lees meer
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Advancing Liberty with Broad Perspective
13 augustus 2021 · 12 min
Culture war battles, however seductive in the moment, are a distraction to the long-term fight for liberty, and broader perspective can help focus our attention. Wolf von Laer of Students for Liberty comments. Lees meer
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Military Affiliation in the Attack on the Capitol
12 augustus 2021 · 13 min
The attack on the Capitol in January was serious, but it's important not to overstate the size of the threat the groups involved pose. Abigail Hall comments. Lees meer
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Overcoming the Hurdles to Seasteading
11 augustus 2021 · 12 min
Creating new cities or countries on the ocean has long been just a dream. Is seasteading getting closer. Joe Quirk of the Seasteading Institute thinks so. Lees meer
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New School Year, Big Shifts for Parents
10 augustus 2021 · 11 min
The next school year looks to be as uncertain or more uncertain than the last one. Kerry McDonald discusses what the pandemic has changed. Lees meer
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Louisiana Regulators Crush Services for Special Needs Families
9 augustus 2021 · 11 min
Louisiana regulators have sharply limited competition in special-needs childcare because, well, it would make their jobs more difficult if they allowed it. Anastasia Boden of the Pacific Legal Foundation says that's not a good enough reason. Lees meer
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A New Proposal to Begin the End of the Drug War
8 augustus 2021 · 11 min
The Drug War marks its 50th year this year. That's five decades too long. Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey has a few ideas about how to jumpstart the process. Lees meer
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Biden Ignores Court Rulings and Legal Counsel to Extend Eviction Ban
7 augustus 2021 · 20 min
President Biden has been surprisingly frank in his belief that the eviction moratorium he's just extended probably won't hold up to legal scrutiny. In fact, it's what courts and his own legal counsel have told him. Walter Olson comments. Lees meer
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Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror
6 augustus 2021 · 22 min
How does our own government's propaganda shape our views of efforts to fight wars or to even go to war in the first place? Abigail R. Hall is coauthor of Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror. Lees meer
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How the ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Works in Utah
5 augustus 2021 · 10 min
Regulation has the potential to stop new business before it starts. What if it didn't? Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute details "the regulatory sandbox" experiment in Utah. Lees meer
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A Bumpy Road to Ranked-Choice Voting
4 augustus 2021 · 13 min
Supporters of ranked-choice voting argue that it might reduce partisanship and compel candidates to be less polarizing. New York’s recent confusing experience with ranked-choice voting offers some lessons. How does it work? Is it ready for greater adoption? Adam Kissel of the Cardinal Institute offers his take. Lees meer
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Unionization after Janus
3 augustus 2021 · 9 min
Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center explains some of the reasons why unionization in Michigan has fallen so dramatically after the Supreme Court's Janus decision in 2018 and what that might mean for unionization elsewhere. Lees meer
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The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
2 augustus 2021 · 19 min
The processes that have given rise to so much new knowledge show signs of sputtering. Jonathan Rauch, author of The Constitution of Knowledge argues that it's time to restore respect for the "how" of creating new knowledge. Lees meer
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New York's Counterproductive Half Measure on Sex Work
31 juli 2021 · 13 min
When New York decided to stop cracking down on sex workers, it maintained harsh policing of sex workers' customers. Kaytlin Bailey of The Old Pro Project explains why New York should just decriminalize the whole enterprise. Lees meer
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Trade Is Good for Your Health
31 juli 2021 · 17 min
James Bacchus is author of the new paper, "Trade is Good for Your Health.” Lees meer
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New Avenues in the War on Big Tech
29 juli 2021 · 10 min
Members of Congress continue to fight against large technology platforms, and many hope antitrust claims will give them sway that the First Amendment does not. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses the contours of this new fight. Lees meer
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Whole Foods in a Pandemic
28 juli 2021 · 16 min
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says the long-term changes to business many expect to come in the wake of the pandemic may be overstated. He discusses how the grocery chain has dealt with the pandemic, and how it's stressed labor markets and supply chains. Lees meer
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