Disparate Impact Is a Legal Trick
One of the most destructive fallacies of critical race theory is its insistence that racial disparities are caused by discrimination. The CRT premise is that any gap in racial attainment calls for an explanation, and—in the absence of any convincing explanation—they are compelled to conclude that such gaps are caused by discrimination.
Liberty Squandered: The English Tradition from Magna Carta to Empire
The identity of a people often shapes the nature and trajectory of their government. In England, a deep-rooted belief in individual liberty has profoundly influenced the nation’s legal and cultural institutions, shaping English society from the early Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution. This identity—forged through centuries of struggle and self-definition—established a legacy of individual rights, due process, and a balanced approach to law and order.
Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High
Commercial real estate continues to suffer despite the Federal Reserve’s attempt at ameliorating the capital markets with a 50-basis point rate cut in September.
Draper on War: When Is War Just?
War and Individual Rights by Kai Draper; Oxford University Press, 2016, xii + 254 pp.
Logs Only Roll In One Direction: Fighting Kinetic Energy
Before anyone gets their hopes up about a reduction in government expenditures resulting from the upcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), remember that, once rolling, a log rolls in one direction—downhill—until stopped. But have any of us ever tried stopping a log as it accelerates down a hill?
Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers
Henry Hazlitt said that to cure inflation, stop inflating, but surprisingly, most economists and politicians don’t want a cure.