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07 Mar Philanthropists Across the Political Divide Must Work Together to Cure Extremism

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The U.S. Capitol insurrection and the deeply politicized impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump put into sharp focus that America’s body politic is seriously ill. We are, in fact, contending with parallel pandemics. While our political malady may be less immediately deadly than the...

07 Mar Birth Dearth Nine Months Following COVID Lockdowns-AIER

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Birth Dearth Nine Months Following COVID Lockdowns March 5, 2021 The first cases of Covid-19 in the United States occurred on February 29, 2020. The Texas lockdown was ordered by...

07 Mar Paternalism Remains Public Enemy Numero Uno-AIER

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When it comes to economic policy, I know I know better than most. This September will mark the end of my thirtieth year studying the history of public policies. Over that time, I have averaged 70-hour work weeks (and can prove...

04 Mar Your Right to Refuse a Health Passport-AIER

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At a press conference this afternoon, New York’s now disgraced Governor Andrew Cuomo provided details of the health passport program he had announced a day prior. The scheme should send chills down the spine of anyone who believes in the importance...

03 Mar Fix family poverty with free markets, for once | AEI

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It has been a strange month in the world of family policy. Since Sen. Mitt Romney (R–Utah) floated his child allowance plan, which would replace existing family assistance programs with a monthly payment of $350 for newborns to five year olds and $250 per child...

03 Mar Incentives Matter—Everywhere! – El American

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Theologian C. S. Lewis was a keen observer of people and the consequences of their ideas—good or bad. He took note of our topsy-turvy world with these cogent words: “In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make...

03 Mar Grant McCracken: The New Honor Code vs. Radical Wokeism – Reason.com

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An increasing number of corporations, universities, and other organizations hold anti-racism seminars in which participants are expected to acknowledge their own racism at the start of the meetings or to write "letters of apology to marginalized people whom they may have harmed." Anthropologist and brand consultant...

01 Mar Why Liberty Is a “Life Philosophy” | Lawrence W. Reed

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Editor’s Note: This essay is drawn from the new, second edition of Lawrence Reed’s book, Are We Good Enough for Liberty? Author's Note: In a previous essay, I challenged my readers to ask themselves, “Are we good enough for liberty?” In the following piece, I will ask...

01 Mar We Can Still Have a Century of Liberty

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– February 28, 2021 Reading Time: 6 minutes In the aftermath of a pretty statist revolution and a major step back for individual freedom (read: the pandemic), it’s time for some optimism. Many philosophers and historians have talked about the ‘Zeitgeist’ of an era – the...

01 Mar Liberty is Meaningless without Responsibility

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What does a free society look like to you? Is it an anarcho-capitalist utopia where individuals are free to shoot fully-automatic AK-47s at their 1040 EZs in their private marijuana fields? Is it a harmonious society free from bureaucratic central planning, where people freely trade...