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Presidents Are Legally Immune for Their Most Dangerous Crimes

Legal SystemThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy

Blog04/07/2023

Donald Trump legally pays hush money and prosecutors try to fashion a crime from it. However, if a president lies and thousands of people die, it is called foreign policy.

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Politics Is Turning Us into Idiots

AntipoliticsPoliticsProgressivism

Blog03/29/2023

From race to gender to nearly everything else, decisions about what is correct or incorrect are made according to politics. This is a recipe for social destruction.

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Public Transit Projects Are the Perfect Recipe for Financial Disaster

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismProgressivismSocialism

Blog03/03/2023

The planned subway extension in New York City promises to be the latest financial fiasco in the mess that is the city's undercapitalized and poorly maintained metro.

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Poor People in Developing Countries Find Alternatives to Commercial Banking

Economic FreedomThe EntrepreneurMoney and BanksEntrepreneurship

Blog02/20/2023

People are innovative—if government doesn't get in the way. Entrepreneurs in developing countries find alternatives for people cut off from commercial banking services.

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Producers Should Reject Calls to "Give Back"

Economic FreedomFree MarketsLanguage

Blog01/24/2023

All too often we are told that government employment equals selflessness and working for profit constitutes greed. It's time to reassess the meaning of certain words.

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Political Salvation Is Slow Suicide

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationProgressivism

Blog01/17/2023

For all of the political "reforms" being tossed about, the truth is that government is slowly strangling the life out of our society.

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Police Failures in Philadelphia Have Made Private Policing More Attractive

Bureaucracy and RegulationLegal System

Blog01/03/2023

Because police protection of students is inadequate, Temple University of Philadelphia has hired private police to help keep students safer from crime.

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Paradise Valley, Montana: A Study in Free Market Land Conservation

The EnvironmentFree MarketsProperty RightsCalculation and Knowledge

Blog01/02/2023

Americans typically are told that private enterprise wastes resources while government preserves them. Economic truths turn that canard upside down.

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