Power & Market
Quarantine Chronicles, No. 3: Political Decentralization
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What Governors Can Do
The choice at present appears to be bold freedom or bold tyranny.
Another Right Abolished by the Government’s COVID Lockdown: The Right to a Speedy Trial
The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution says that all criminal defendants “shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial.” Many state
Colorado County Says It Will Arrest All Tourists, Including People Who Own Property There
How the Private Sector Is Fighting the Pandemic
While the CDC and the FDA work to stymie testing efforts, many in the private sector have been stepping in to provide more of many badly needed products and services.
Local Scolds Are Using This Crisis to Grow the Police State
The local "Karens" are condemning people for traveling, looking for offending groups of more than three people to narc on to the local hotline, and calling for increased police patrols of the neighborhood, etc. The most fundamental of civil rights mean nothing to these people.
How to Make Hand Sanitizer Reappear on Store Shelves
Prices act as signals to entrepreneurs of what value society is placing on particular resources at any given time. If prices aren't allowed to function, goods won't be delivered where they are needed most.
How Minimum Wage Laws Have Made the Job Search Worse for So Many
Generally I think people who advocate for minimum wage laws mean well but likely have a fundamental misunderstanding of the topic.
Lebanon’s Debt Crisis Has Destroyed the Nation’s Economy
Lebanon's economic collapse is especially disastrous for the nation's youth.