Defending Freedom, Fighting Collectivism
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A Bottom-up Approach to Governing the New Generation of AI
“Embracing a bottom-up approach of governance, though not perfect, is the best strategy to ensure that the benefits of AI become a reality without endangering the important values we cherish.” ~ Michael N. Peterson
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Ideas and Consequences: Seeing Visions Everywhere
“My vision is that we learn how to dress up a grumpy realism in snazzier clothing, and capture the noble aspirations of the unconstrained visionaries among us.” ~ Bruce Rottman
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The Path to Full Stagflation
“The US economy looks to be pointed in a troubling direction. Federal unemployment data shows record low unemployment, but state-level data paints a different picture: one where the current ‘stagflation lite’ conditions could soon become fully stagflationary.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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An Astonishing Proposition
“Does the Biden administration believe that home buyers have the moral duty to sacrifice their own objectives in order to help others achieve their goals, and the government should enforce this moral duty?” ~ Peter J. Wallison
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What’s Called “Common Good Capitalism” Would Work Against the Common Good
“Because innovation is destined not only to reveal new ends that must be fitted into — and, hence, disrupt — the ‘common good capitalist’ plan, but also to create new and unanticipated means of pursuing ends, innovation must be suppressed if any ‘common good capitalist’ plan is to be seriously imposed.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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Back to the Future: The Biden Administration’s Loan Level Price Adjustment and a Repeat of the Housing Crisis
“The LLPA would be immediately damaging to all Americans who have done the right thing, established solid credit and saved for an adequate down payment. It would be eventually damaging to those who are given unsustainable mortgages.” ~ H. Shelton Weeks & Nikolai G. Wenzel
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Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? Phil Magness at the Soho Forum Debate (Video)
“Magness and Holton recently debated the resolution: ‘The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.'” ~ AIER
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The Political Cleverness of Envy-Driven Housing Policies
“This is a recipe for housing stagnation. Strangling the supply of new market rate housing through these various programs means that existing market rents (whenever they are not regulated), must reach stratospheric levels.” ~ Raymond C. Niles
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A Tragedy in Waiting
“Taking away someone’s means of self-defense, making her vulnerable to criminal attacks, is a violation of that person’s rights. Waiting periods for gun purchases do precisely that.” ~ Jason Sorens
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Eliminating Property Rights Destroys Social Order
“The parallels are never exact, but we can learn from history. When a foundation of a free society, such as property rights, is abandoned, the destruction of social order and hardship for countless millions follows.” ~ Barry Brownstein
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A Bottom-up Approach to Governing the New Generation of AI
“Embracing a bottom-up approach of governance, though not perfect, is the best strategy to ensure that the benefits of AI become a reality without endangering the important values we cherish.” ~ Michael N. Peterson
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Ideas and Consequences: Seeing Visions Everywhere
“My vision is that we learn how to dress up a grumpy realism in snazzier clothing, and capture the noble aspirations of the unconstrained visionaries among us.” ~ Bruce Rottman
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The Path to Full Stagflation
“The US economy looks to be pointed in a troubling direction. Federal unemployment data shows record low unemployment, but state-level data paints a different picture: one where the current ‘stagflation lite’ conditions could soon become fully stagflationary.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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An Astonishing Proposition
“Does the Biden administration believe that home buyers have the moral duty to sacrifice their own objectives in order to help others achieve their goals, and the government should enforce this moral duty?” ~ Peter J. Wallison
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What’s Called “Common Good Capitalism” Would Work Against the Common Good
“Because innovation is destined not only to reveal new ends that must be fitted into — and, hence, disrupt — the ‘common good capitalist’ plan, but also to create new and unanticipated means of pursuing ends, innovation must be suppressed if any ‘common good capitalist’ plan is to be seriously imposed.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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Back to the Future: The Biden Administration’s Loan Level Price Adjustment and a Repeat of the Housing Crisis
“The LLPA would be immediately damaging to all Americans who have done the right thing, established solid credit and saved for an adequate down payment. It would be eventually damaging to those who are given unsustainable mortgages.” ~ H. Shelton Weeks & Nikolai G. Wenzel
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Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? Phil Magness at the Soho Forum Debate (Video)
“Magness and Holton recently debated the resolution: ‘The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.'” ~ AIER
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The Political Cleverness of Envy-Driven Housing Policies
“This is a recipe for housing stagnation. Strangling the supply of new market rate housing through these various programs means that existing market rents (whenever they are not regulated), must reach stratospheric levels.” ~ Raymond C. Niles
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A Tragedy in Waiting
“Taking away someone’s means of self-defense, making her vulnerable to criminal attacks, is a violation of that person’s rights. Waiting periods for gun purchases do precisely that.” ~ Jason Sorens
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Eliminating Property Rights Destroys Social Order
“The parallels are never exact, but we can learn from history. When a foundation of a free society, such as property rights, is abandoned, the destruction of social order and hardship for countless millions follows.” ~ Barry Brownstein