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Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters
1 januari 2021 · 29 min
How has the Citizens United decision changed the competitiveness of politics? Do voters have a basically fair understanding of how campaign spending functions? David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo are authors of Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters. Lees meer
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Open: The Story of Human Progress
31 december 2020 · 19 min
Despite the backlash against openness in much of the world, Johan Norberg says it's a source of strength. His new book is Open: The Story of Human Progress. Lees meer
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Biden Shouldn’t Back Down on Immigration Reform
30 december 2020 · 11 min
Joe Biden has no reason to back away from his ambitious immigration reform plans. David Bier explains why. Lees meer
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Ever-Expanding Hopes for A Student Loan Bailout
29 december 2020 · 13 min
It wasn't a big piece of the presidential campaign, but since the election, proposals to bail out student loan borrowers have become dramatically more ambitious. Neal McCluskey explains the folly of more freebies for the well-off. Lees meer
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How Do Immigrants Vote?
28 december 2020 · 9 min
Immigrants make up a valuable group of voters in American elections. How did they vote in 2016 and 2020? Alex Nowrasteh explains. Lees meer
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Regulating Cannabis in 2021
26 december 2020 · 16 min
Cannabis descheduling at the federal level had a brief moment this year, but ultimately it didn’t happen. What does next year hold for continuing the trend toward decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis? Trevor Burrus explains. Lees meer
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Salaam Alaikum and Merry Christmas
25 december 2020 · 12 min
Understanding the role of Jesus in Islam may be a key to expanding mutual religious toleration. Mustafa Akyol explains why. Lees meer
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Religious Persecution Across the Globe
24 december 2020 · 10 min
Religious persecution around the globe continues. How would a Biden Administration differ in foreign policy relating to religion? Lees meer
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How COVID-19 Changed the Federal Reserve
23 december 2020 · 16 min
The Federal Reserve's expansion into credit allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic will be difficult to roll back. Jim Dorn comments. Lees meer
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Team Biden and the Means to "Full Employment"
22 december 2020 · 18 min
What new government programs would be justified in pursuit of a target of "full employment" in the economy? Ryan Bourne discusses what the Biden economic team might be planning. Lees meer
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Sizing Up the SolarWinds Hack
21 december 2020 · 19 min
The devastation and expense of the attack on customers of SolarWinds, including many secretive government agencies, won't be known for some time. Julian Sanchez details some of what we know now. Lees meer
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Trump, Biden, and Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal
19 december 2020 · 10 min
Team Trump pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, and that appears to have placed Iran closer to achieving nuclear weapons. John Glaser discusses what it would mean for the U.S. to try to revive the deal in a Biden Administration. Lees meer
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Vaccine Distribution When Demand Far Exceeds Supply
18 december 2020 · 16 min
What's the libertarian answer to distributing a vaccine against a deadly disease when supply is so low relative to the demand? Michael Cannon makes his case. Lees meer
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Are Facebook's Newer Properties Evidence of Monopoly?
17 december 2020 · 19 min
Was Facebook's purchase of Instagram and other properties evidence of monopolistic practices? Will Duffield and Ryan Bourne are skeptical. Lees meer
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Waivers and Secretaries of Defense
17 december 2020 · 18 min
Lloyd Austin is Joe Biden's pick to head the Defense Department? Why does he need a waiver to serve. Eric Gomez explains. Lees meer
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Electoral College Politics in 2020
15 december 2020 · 25 min
The Electoral College has cast its votes for President. It should come as no surprise that Joe Biden won. Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy details the current process and the hurdles to changing it for future elections. Lees meer
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A Boring Biden Presidency? Don’t Bet on It
11 december 2020 · 15 min
Will a Biden Administration bring us nothing more than an undoing of the executive actions of the Trump team? That's an unlikely outcome, according to Gene Healy. Lees meer
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Access, Quality, and Educational Freedom
10 december 2020 · 18 min
There exists a tension among educational freedom advocates between the broad freedom for parents to make meaningful choices about the educations their children receive and guarantees of equity and quality. Jason Bedrick explains why the policy choice between freedom and equity is often a false one. Lees meer
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Big White Ghetto: Dead Broke, Stone-Cold Stupid, and High on Rage in the Dank Woolly Wilds of the "Real America"
9 december 2020 · 42 min
Kevin D. Williamson is author of Big White Ghetto: Dead Broke, Stone-Cold Stupid, and High on Rage in the Dank Woolly Wilds of the "Real America". Lees meer
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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
4 december 2020 · 18 min
Textiles are everywhere, and before the Industrial Revolution, even tiny advances in textile development had massive ripple effects. Virginia Postrel traces this amazing history in The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. Lees meer
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Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court
3 december 2020 · 19 min
Judicial confirmations are a partisan affair, and that's hard to square with what we expect from judges. Ilya Shapiro elucidates the confirmation process in Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court. Lees meer
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Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy
2 december 2020 · 32 min
How did the U.S. go from skepticism of foreign entanglements to setting the stage for its role as a dominant global power? Stephen Wertheim explains in Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy. Lees meer
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The Radio Right: How a Band of Broadcasters Took on the Federal Government and Built the Modern Conservative Movement
30 november 2020 · 24 min
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A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution
27 november 2020 · 17 min
Was the Constitution an anti-slavery document or a “covenant with death”? Damon Root explores the struggle through the eyes of Frederick Douglass in his new book, A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution. Lees meer
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Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
26 november 2020 · 21 min
Stoicism is built to deliver mental clarity in difficult times. Ryan Holiday is author of Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. Lees meer
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The Faithless?: The Untold Story of the Electoral College
25 november 2020 · 23 min
The Electoral College is still poorly understood. Emily Conrad demystifies the institution in her new book, The Faithless?: The Untold Story of the Electoral College. Lees meer
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Setting Trumpster Fires in Foreign Policy
23 november 2020 · 19 min
The lame duck Trump team appears to be working to stymie the Biden foreign policy agenda. John Glaser explains how. Lees meer
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Trumpism and Tylerism Revisited
20 november 2020 · 32 min
Four years ago, Anthony Comegna argued that President John Tyler offered the greatest parallel to Donald Trump's presidency. As the Trump Administration winds down, Comegna argues that the parallels are as strong as ever. Lees meer
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Government and Pandemics
19 november 2020 · 31 min
Governments have roles to play in a pandemic. But the roles that governments choose to play often turn out to fail or make matters worse. Tom Firey details his new Cato paper. Lees meer
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Yet Another Challenge to Obamacare before SCOTUS
18 november 2020 · 15 min
How did Supreme Court justices receive the new case against Obamacare? Ilya Shapiro and Michael Cannon discuss the oral argument. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Gives Hope for the Beginning of the End of Qualified Immunity
17 november 2020 · 11 min
Qualified immunity, the court invented doctrine that protects public officials from civil liability even in cases of egregious conduct, took a small hit at the Supreme Court recently. Jay Schweikert explains what it might mean long term. Lees meer
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2020's Ephemeral Blue Wave and Persistent Polling Problems
16 november 2020 · 36 min
Do we really know anything more about voters than we did before Election Day this year? Why were polls again so bad at clearly predicting results? Emily Ekins explains. Lees meer
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An Unnerving Shakeup at Pentagon and DHS
13 november 2020 · 13 min
The housecleaning at the top ranks of the Pentagon could have concerning implications, but it’s perhaps good news that we still don’t seem to know exactly why it happened. John Glaser and Eric Gomez comment. Lees meer
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Pfizer, Operation Warp Speed, and the Race for a Vaccine
13 november 2020 · 17 min
Pfizer is among the leaders in the development of a vaccine or COVID-19, but it did so without subsidy from the U.S. government. Terence Kealey describes why that matters. Lees meer
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President-Elect Biden and the Freedom to Trade
11 november 2020 · 13 min
Partisan alignment over trade has become scrambled in the Trump years. Does a Biden Administration hold promise for enhancing free trade? Simon Lester and Dan Ikenson offer their assessments. Lees meer
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Election 2020 and the Virtues of Divided Government
10 november 2020 · 18 min
The news of this election and who controls what levers of federal power is a mixed bag, but divided government might be one bright spot for libertarians. Political strategist Liz Mair makes her case. Lees meer
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Libertarians Spoiled 2020 for Donald Trump?
9 november 2020 · 13 min
In close races, any Libertarian candidate attracting enough votes can get tagged as a "spoiler." It's not clear that's what happened in 2020's race for the White House. David Boaz explains. Lees meer
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Postal Banking: A Bad Idea That Is Very Much Alive
6 november 2020 · 12 min
Should the Postal Service hold your bank accounts? Should the Postal Service extend credit to Americans? You’ll be hearing more about this ideas soon enough. Diego Zuluaga explains the flaws in postal banking. Lees meer
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Ballot Measures Legalize (Some) Freedom
5 november 2020 · 23 min
Voters in various states chose to legalize drugs, nullify labor regulations, and turn away tax hikes at the ballot box. Walter Olson details some of the initiatives on state ballots in 2020. Lees meer
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In a Close Presidential Race, Send in the Lawyers
4 november 2020 · 10 min
The race for the White House is very close. What would this fight look like in courts? Ilya Shapiro comments. Lees meer
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Costs and Benefits of the Electoral College
3 november 2020 · 42 min
Some people claim the Electoral College, the method by which Americans choose a President, has racist origins, that it protects rural states at the expense of big cities, and that the institution should be replaced by a national popular vote. John Samples discusses the claims. Lees meer
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The Antitrust Case against Google
2 november 2020 · 23 min
What is the substance of the antitrust case against Google? Geoffrey Manne of the International Center for Law & Economics evaluates the claims. Lees meer
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Executive Power
31 oktober 2020 · 19 min
The answers Joe Biden and Kamala Harris gave to a longstanding survey on executive power are less than promising for separation of powers. Gene Healy explains. Lees meer
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Trump's Dubious Success at Cracking Down on Immigrants
30 oktober 2020 · 11 min
Whether you like it or not, Donald Trump has has broad success at limiting immigration flows into the United States. In doing so, economic costs are likely to follow. David Bier comments. Lees meer
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Will France's Response to Islamist Killings Backfire?
29 oktober 2020 · 15 min
The killing of a schoolteacher in France over the display of images of Muhammad has inspired outrage, but France's official response to it may ultimately fail to achieve its goal. Mustafa Akyol comments. Lees meer
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A Brutal Murder, Freedom of Speech, and Islamism in France
28 oktober 2020 · 13 min
Has France reacted appropriately to attacks that included the beheading of a schoolteacher over a kind of blasphemy? What are the implications for free expression there? Flemming Rose comments. Lees meer
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Revisiting Immigration and Crime in Texas
27 oktober 2020 · 11 min
Data from Texas shows that illegal immigrants tend to commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans. Alex Nowrasteh explains why puncturing the myth of immigrant crime is so important. Lees meer
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Joe Biden's Tax and Spending Plans
26 oktober 2020 · 7 min
The assumptions underlying Biden campaign's tax and spending plans give us a false picture of what those policies would mean for the economy. Chris Edwards explains why. Lees meer
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Following the Science and Pandemic Policy Outcomes
24 oktober 2020 · 15 min
What does it mean for politicians to follow the science when scientists disagree and the policy outcomes might give us unintended consequences? Jeff Singer comments. Lees meer
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The Investments Most of Us Can’t Buy
23 oktober 2020 · 20 min
Regular folks don't have access to a vast array of investments, and that's because of Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Why is that? Jennifer Schulp explains. Lees meer
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