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News Roundup 7/17/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2018 | News Roundup

The Supreme Court will hear a case on civil asset forfeiture. [Link] A judge rules that immigrant families who were separated cannot be deported within seven days of being reunited. [Link] Lockheed Martin wins a $451 million contract modification from the Defense...

News Roundup 4/16/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog

Trump pardons Scooter Libby. [Link] The Kansas police officer who killed an innocent man, while responding to a fake "swatting" tip, will not face charges. [Link] Trump agrees to not interfere in states who have legalized marijuana. [Link] Civil Asset Forfeiture is...

News Roundup 3/8/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog

The SEC will now require crypto exchanges to register. [Link] Gary Cohn resigns as Trump's chief economic advisor. [Link] The US trade deficit increased to $56.6 billion in January. [Link] James Bovard explains how gun laws lead to federal government abuses. [Link]...

News Roundup 1/30/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog

New Jersey Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen will retire at the end of the year. [Link] The US Attorney Office for the Western District of North Carolina collected $23.5 million in asset forfeiture in 2017. [Link] Medhi Hasan releases the second episode of his...

News Roundup 1/25/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog

The Senate confirms Alex Azar as Health and Human Services Secretary. [Link] Sam Brownback confirmed as the at-large ambassador of religious freedom. [Link] Idaho looks to allow companies to offer health insurance plans that do not meet Obamacare regulations. [Link]...

The Voluntaryist Constitution

by Trey Goff | Oct 24, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Reprinted with permission from the Mises Institute. [Editor's note: The Mises Institute presents the "voluntaryist constitution" as a thought experiment, and is not presented here as an ideological or political ideal.] There have been a number of attempts to create...

News Roundup 9/13/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog

The Henry A Wallace Police Crime Database is a new database dedicated to tracking crimes committed by police officers. [Link] A former Cleveland police officer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women at an illegal traffic stop with a sex toy. The officer...

News Roundup 8/8/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog

This article looks at the generals in Trump's administration. [Link] Police were able to seize $21,000 from a sex worker with civil asset forfeiture. [Link] The City of Chicago is using SWAT to manage mental health crises. [Link] The son of "El-Chapo" has been...

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