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Federal Prosecutors Are Running Amok

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Blog11/13/2017William L. Anderson

The law has become the plaything of federal prosecutors who advance their careers by convicting others.

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End the Shutdown

The Editors

The lasting and far-reaching harms caused by this authoritarian precedent far outweigh those caused by the COVID-19 virus. The American people must decide for themselves how and when to reopen society and return to their daily lives.

What If the Fed Did Nothing?

Noah Bonn

As with current Fed policy, there would be both winners and losers if the Fed did nothing. Either way, there will be pain, but without the Fed we'd actually build the foundation for a more sound and lasting economic system.

Why the World Has a Dollar Shortage, Despite Massive Fed Action

Daniel Lacalle

Can the US dollar lose its global reserve position? Sure it can, but not to a country that decides to commit the same monetary follies as the Fed. Most countries are trying to out-inflate the Fed. And that's good for the Fed.

Eminent Domain: Are Holdouts Really a Problem?

David Gordon

David Gordon is not convinced by the usual arguments claiming property owners ought to be forced to sell their property for an arbitrarily determined "market price."

More than Half of All US COVID-19 Deaths Occur in Only Four States

Ryan McMaken

The effects of COVID-19 are not evenly distributed in the United States. Only certain regions are facing sizable strains on their resources. A nationwide lockdown would create huge economic costs for regions where the the costs of disease have been relatively low.

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