George S. Giles is a retired engineer and an Austrian economics devotee.

Don’s Rights Argument Is a Lemon

Liberals generally wish to preserve the concept of “rights” for such “human” rights as freedom of speech, while denying the concept to private property. And yet, on the contrary, the concept of “rights” only makes sense as property rights. For not only are there no human rights which are not also property rights, but the former rights lose their absoluteness and clarity and become fuzzy and vulnerable when property rights are not used as the standard.” —Murray N.

Trump, Immigration, and ICE

Do illegal immigrants have the right to stay in America, or can they be deported? Of course, they do not have such a right. Furthermore, as Brion McClanahan of the Abbeville Institute has pointed out, the Supreme Court has in numerous cases ruled that control of immigration is a federal matter, not one under state jurisdiction. You can argue that these precedents are wrong,  but that is the law as it exists today. That being so, if “progressive” Governors like Tim Walz of Minnesota oppose the removal of illegal immigrants, they cannot block immigration enforcement within their state.

Which to Believe: The Official CPI or Zoe Dippel’s Grocery Receipts?

Twenty-four-year-old dental hygienist and newlywed Zoe Dippel made an interesting discovery that went viral on TikTok. She was flipping through her sister-in-law’s photo album when a lengthy grocery receipt from June 20, 1997 fell out. One hundred twenty-two items were listed on the receipt, including all sorts of food items and things like diapers, wipes, etc. needed for raising twin babies. A total of $155.34 was spent on this purchase.