Authoritarianism
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To Mask, Or Not? Should I Yield to Authoritarians Who Resist Authority?
“I work at a state university that is actively opposing the policy of those above them in the hierarchy of state government. Should I yield to these anti-authoritarian authoritarians and wear a mask?” ~ Randall G. Holcombe
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Nixon’s Gold Treachery Made Me a Cynic
“If the government continues on this path, it is only a question of time until fresh debacles result. But from the economic wreckage, a new generation of cynics may arise who do a far better job of putting politicians back on a leash.” ~ James Bovard
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Can Enemies Be Our Friends?
“Most of the things that divide us are none of anyone else’s business – what we eat, what we drive, what we wear, what medical procedures we have, what we drink, or whom we love. When did we forget that?” ~ Joakim Book
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Who Fact Checks the Fact Checkers? A Report on Media Censorship
“When we see fact checkers like NewsGuard, who not only fail to uphold their high-sounding principles but even publicly encourage working with the government to suppress speech, we should raise red flags.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & Ethan Yang
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Study Outlines The Damage to Democracy and Human Rights Under Lockdowns
“With the necessity for a system of limited government under a liberal democracy coming into question every passing year, 2020 serves as a preview for what life could become if we fail to defend our freedoms.” ~ Ethan Yang
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A Deficit of Clear Thinking About Loss of Freedom
“We are running headlong in the direction of a far more comprehensive paternalistic state, and farther away from a world in which government would basically leave us alone in our peaceful and voluntary actions and activities with our fellow human beings.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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Bill Gates Praises Australia’s Covid Response
“Gates, whose personal wealth is in excess of $132 billion, called for a ‘very different regimen so all countries can get on top of cases very quickly and be more like Australia than Europe or the United States ended up being.'” ~ Adam Creighton
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Lockdown History Will Accentuate Political Disdain for the Poor
“Please think about what the reaction of the rich and left-wing would have been had their livelihoods been threatened, and please think about what it says about what they really think of poor people.” ~ John Tamny
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Is It Democracy if Ballots Aren’t Secret?
“If Covid or some other ‘public health crisis’ can be used to justify anything and everything and if the same entity asserting emergency powers can also rubber stamp their powers and ignore SCOTUS, what can’t that entity do if so inclined?” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Prominent Law Professor Sues His School Over Vaccine Policy
“The significance of this case cannot be overstated with vaccine mandates and passports being considered and implemented across the country. One does not need a background in law to understand that the pandemic has sent the country into another constitutional inflection point.” ~ Ethan Yang
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To Mask, Or Not? Should I Yield to Authoritarians Who Resist Authority?
“I work at a state university that is actively opposing the policy of those above them in the hierarchy of state government. Should I yield to these anti-authoritarian authoritarians and wear a mask?” ~ Randall G. Holcombe
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Nixon’s Gold Treachery Made Me a Cynic
“If the government continues on this path, it is only a question of time until fresh debacles result. But from the economic wreckage, a new generation of cynics may arise who do a far better job of putting politicians back on a leash.” ~ James Bovard
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Can Enemies Be Our Friends?
“Most of the things that divide us are none of anyone else’s business – what we eat, what we drive, what we wear, what medical procedures we have, what we drink, or whom we love. When did we forget that?” ~ Joakim Book
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Who Fact Checks the Fact Checkers? A Report on Media Censorship
“When we see fact checkers like NewsGuard, who not only fail to uphold their high-sounding principles but even publicly encourage working with the government to suppress speech, we should raise red flags.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & Ethan Yang
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Study Outlines The Damage to Democracy and Human Rights Under Lockdowns
“With the necessity for a system of limited government under a liberal democracy coming into question every passing year, 2020 serves as a preview for what life could become if we fail to defend our freedoms.” ~ Ethan Yang
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A Deficit of Clear Thinking About Loss of Freedom
“We are running headlong in the direction of a far more comprehensive paternalistic state, and farther away from a world in which government would basically leave us alone in our peaceful and voluntary actions and activities with our fellow human beings.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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Bill Gates Praises Australia’s Covid Response
“Gates, whose personal wealth is in excess of $132 billion, called for a ‘very different regimen so all countries can get on top of cases very quickly and be more like Australia than Europe or the United States ended up being.'” ~ Adam Creighton
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Lockdown History Will Accentuate Political Disdain for the Poor
“Please think about what the reaction of the rich and left-wing would have been had their livelihoods been threatened, and please think about what it says about what they really think of poor people.” ~ John Tamny
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Is It Democracy if Ballots Aren’t Secret?
“If Covid or some other ‘public health crisis’ can be used to justify anything and everything and if the same entity asserting emergency powers can also rubber stamp their powers and ignore SCOTUS, what can’t that entity do if so inclined?” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Prominent Law Professor Sues His School Over Vaccine Policy
“The significance of this case cannot be overstated with vaccine mandates and passports being considered and implemented across the country. One does not need a background in law to understand that the pandemic has sent the country into another constitutional inflection point.” ~ Ethan Yang