Defending Freedom, Fighting Collectivism
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Are Students Safer in Government-Run Schools?
“Whether proposals to restrict homeschooling are likely to improve child safety depends on at least two things: whether homeschooling reduces child safety and whether the proposed requirements would improve child safety.” ~ Angela Dills
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The US Government Sent Millions of Grant Dollars to Alleged COVID ‘Patient Zero,’ Documents Show
“There’s little reason to believe the Chinese government would be forthcoming if their investigation determined they were responsible for COVID-19. Similarly, there’s little reason to believe the US government, which was funding China’s coronavirus research, would be eager to get to the truth either.” ~ Jon Miltimore
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If You Had to Choose Between Affirmative Action and School Choice, Which Would You Choose?
“The opposition to school choice is mostly coming from those who already have more socio-economic success than the kids school choice is intended to help.’ ~ James E. Hanley
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I Owe my Economics to Robert Heinlein
“I heard about this social science called economics, where apparently, they study people’s decisions using graphs and charts. I jumped at the chance to learn more. I really wanted to be Potiphar Breen when I grew up.” ~ Thaddeus Meadows
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Where Have All the Workers Gone? Zoning and Its Unintended Consequences.
“Regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, wetlands regulations, and coastal zone management laws may have desirable end goals from one point of view, but invariably make housing more expensive.” ~ Craig Richardson
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The Surprising Beneficiaries of American Slavery
“The late economist Walter E. Williams said that slavery was the worst thing ever to happen to his ancestors, but the best thing ever to happen to him.” ~ Charley Hooper and David R. Henderson
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A Brief History of Social Justice
“The underlying problem with social justice is the failure to distinguish between negative rights, which protect liberty and property, and positive rights, which provide a license to violate established negative rights.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan
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Cash, Crime, Minimum Wage, and Unintended Consequences
“When a government policy is enacted, it often seeks to change individual behavior. But human beings are clever and will often respond to policy initiatives in ways that either counteract the initial policy’s goals or create new problems in other spheres.” ~ Anthony Gill
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The Affirmative Action Game
“The Equal Protection clause is inarguably textually neutral. To interpret equal protection for all as meaning extra protection for some requires some political heavy lifting that a strictly textual argument does not.” ~ James E. Hanley
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Why President Kennedy’s 1963 “Peace Speech” Matters Today
“Kennedy focused on humanity’s common interests — ‘we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.’ Most importantly, we all have minds that can value peace over threats and domination.” ~ Barry Brownstein
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Are Students Safer in Government-Run Schools?
“Whether proposals to restrict homeschooling are likely to improve child safety depends on at least two things: whether homeschooling reduces child safety and whether the proposed requirements would improve child safety.” ~ Angela Dills
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The US Government Sent Millions of Grant Dollars to Alleged COVID ‘Patient Zero,’ Documents Show
“There’s little reason to believe the Chinese government would be forthcoming if their investigation determined they were responsible for COVID-19. Similarly, there’s little reason to believe the US government, which was funding China’s coronavirus research, would be eager to get to the truth either.” ~ Jon Miltimore
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If You Had to Choose Between Affirmative Action and School Choice, Which Would You Choose?
“The opposition to school choice is mostly coming from those who already have more socio-economic success than the kids school choice is intended to help.’ ~ James E. Hanley
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I Owe my Economics to Robert Heinlein
“I heard about this social science called economics, where apparently, they study people’s decisions using graphs and charts. I jumped at the chance to learn more. I really wanted to be Potiphar Breen when I grew up.” ~ Thaddeus Meadows
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Where Have All the Workers Gone? Zoning and Its Unintended Consequences.
“Regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, wetlands regulations, and coastal zone management laws may have desirable end goals from one point of view, but invariably make housing more expensive.” ~ Craig Richardson
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The Surprising Beneficiaries of American Slavery
“The late economist Walter E. Williams said that slavery was the worst thing ever to happen to his ancestors, but the best thing ever to happen to him.” ~ Charley Hooper and David R. Henderson
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A Brief History of Social Justice
“The underlying problem with social justice is the failure to distinguish between negative rights, which protect liberty and property, and positive rights, which provide a license to violate established negative rights.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan
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Cash, Crime, Minimum Wage, and Unintended Consequences
“When a government policy is enacted, it often seeks to change individual behavior. But human beings are clever and will often respond to policy initiatives in ways that either counteract the initial policy’s goals or create new problems in other spheres.” ~ Anthony Gill
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The Affirmative Action Game
“The Equal Protection clause is inarguably textually neutral. To interpret equal protection for all as meaning extra protection for some requires some political heavy lifting that a strictly textual argument does not.” ~ James E. Hanley
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Why President Kennedy’s 1963 “Peace Speech” Matters Today
“Kennedy focused on humanity’s common interests — ‘we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.’ Most importantly, we all have minds that can value peace over threats and domination.” ~ Barry Brownstein