People who regard themselves as members of the ideological environmental movement may or may not have good science on their side in any particular matter, but they do themselves no service when they speculate wildly about the motives of their opponents. I frequently...
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Will the New Title IX Be Sabotaged?
by Wendy McElroy | Aug 25, 2020 | Featured Articles
On August 14, a change of kind occurred in how educational institutions address accusations of sexual misconduct if they wish to receive federal funding. A controversial new Title IX regulation went into effect. Or did it? In today’s extraordinarily partisan times,...
How State Policy Reducies Access to Hospital Beds
by Frank A. Greco | Aug 25, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
We can all repeat the mantra without missing any beat: the lockdown was required to flatten the curve so that our hospital resources would not be overwhelmed during the pandemic. That argument is, by the way, quite correct. Anyone looking at the footage of the...
Bitcoin is Unbeatable
by Tom Luongo | Aug 25, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are headline news again. DeFi—Decentralized Finance—tokens like LINK and others have exploded in recent weeks, capturing speculators’ imaginations. But more importantly, given the day-to-day fragility of the capital markets and the...
How Privatizing the Roads Would Help Stop Police Brutality
by Tate Fegley | Aug 22, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Advocates of a free society so frequently field the objection “Who will build the roads?” or some variation thereof that it’s become a meme. Much effort has been put into answering this question, including books on the privatization of roads and highways. What has...
COVID-19 and Collateral Damage: Killing vs. Letting Die
by Laurie Calhoun | Aug 21, 2020 | Featured Articles
The question of killing versus letting die has long been a source of puzzlement to me, particularly as it arises in rallies for so-called “humanitarian” wars abroad. Wealthy nations regularly “allow” people to die all over the world—of disease and starvation, as a...
Ron Paul: The Untold Story of the Man Who Helped Inspire a New Generation of Liberty Lovers
by Sam Jacobs | Aug 21, 2020 | Featured Articles
Ron Paul is more than a presidential candidate or veteran Congressman. Learn how he became the inspiration for the pro-liberty movement across America.
The War State: Summary, Analysis, and Commentary
by Nick Weber | Aug 21, 2020 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles
The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963, by Michael Swanson Not too long ago, a deluge of hysteria surrounded President Trump amid his threat to declare a national emergency in order to secure funding for a...