Defending Freedom, Fighting Collectivism
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From British Tea to Russian Vodka; A Brief History of Boycotts
“From government bans to customers pouring it in gutters by the gallon, Americans are saying ‘nyet’ to Russian vodka, expressing their anger over the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.” ~ J. Mark Powell
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This Is What a Good University President Looks Like
“To me, the top award for American higher education innovation must go to Mitch Daniels, who is just beginning his tenth year as the president of Purdue University.” ~ Richard K. Vedder
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The Other Great Debate
“Nowadays it is difficult to pick a ‘side’ between Paine and Adams. Whichever man one’s political persuasions may favor, the country is undoubtedly a heterodox agglomeration of their ideas.” ~ Garion Frankel
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The Kids Aren’t Alright
“Maybe we’re all in this together, as the propaganda goes, but we are not equally in this together. Treating children the way government officials did was morally wrong.” ~ Ryan Sullivan & David R. Henderson
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Questioning Policy Miracles
“Proponents may be so committed to their policy conclusions (typically because they advance their own self-interest) that they go to great lengths to avoid careful thinking about the supposed miracles their arguments need.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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The Public-Health Hazards Posed by Public-Health Paternalists
“Peaceful expression and the exchange of ideas are now regarded by many elites as sources of potentially dangerous ‘externalities.’ This ominous development during COVID surely was encouraged by the rise of public-health paternalists.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 2
“We must preserve the autonomy of the small number of colleges that don’t take federal money and are not under Washington’s thumb and try to establish new, non-governmental colleges that can offer students true education at lower cost.” ~ George Leef
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It Takes a Village of Bureaucrats to Implement Despotism
“In America today, a decentralization movement is growing, advocating greater local control. Continued erosion of public trust in federal agencies and government experts will hasten that movement.” ~ Barry Brownstein
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Healing Democracy from the Bottom-Up
“Freedom builds on mankind’s intense yearning for connection. The solution to our fragmented democracy will more likely emerge bottom-up from civil and market society, rather than top-down through politics.” ~ John O. McGinnis
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Why Size Matters, Dependency Debilitates, and Markets Must Be Left Alone
“Let’s bring on the capitalists who can promote value creation and who can champion the virtues of voluntary exchange, since this will allow for not only a rebound but a rebirth of the American economic system.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson
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From British Tea to Russian Vodka; A Brief History of Boycotts
“From government bans to customers pouring it in gutters by the gallon, Americans are saying ‘nyet’ to Russian vodka, expressing their anger over the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.” ~ J. Mark Powell
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This Is What a Good University President Looks Like
“To me, the top award for American higher education innovation must go to Mitch Daniels, who is just beginning his tenth year as the president of Purdue University.” ~ Richard K. Vedder
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The Other Great Debate
“Nowadays it is difficult to pick a ‘side’ between Paine and Adams. Whichever man one’s political persuasions may favor, the country is undoubtedly a heterodox agglomeration of their ideas.” ~ Garion Frankel
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The Kids Aren’t Alright
“Maybe we’re all in this together, as the propaganda goes, but we are not equally in this together. Treating children the way government officials did was morally wrong.” ~ Ryan Sullivan & David R. Henderson
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Questioning Policy Miracles
“Proponents may be so committed to their policy conclusions (typically because they advance their own self-interest) that they go to great lengths to avoid careful thinking about the supposed miracles their arguments need.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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The Public-Health Hazards Posed by Public-Health Paternalists
“Peaceful expression and the exchange of ideas are now regarded by many elites as sources of potentially dangerous ‘externalities.’ This ominous development during COVID surely was encouraged by the rise of public-health paternalists.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 2
“We must preserve the autonomy of the small number of colleges that don’t take federal money and are not under Washington’s thumb and try to establish new, non-governmental colleges that can offer students true education at lower cost.” ~ George Leef
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It Takes a Village of Bureaucrats to Implement Despotism
“In America today, a decentralization movement is growing, advocating greater local control. Continued erosion of public trust in federal agencies and government experts will hasten that movement.” ~ Barry Brownstein
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Healing Democracy from the Bottom-Up
“Freedom builds on mankind’s intense yearning for connection. The solution to our fragmented democracy will more likely emerge bottom-up from civil and market society, rather than top-down through politics.” ~ John O. McGinnis
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Why Size Matters, Dependency Debilitates, and Markets Must Be Left Alone
“Let’s bring on the capitalists who can promote value creation and who can champion the virtues of voluntary exchange, since this will allow for not only a rebound but a rebirth of the American economic system.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson