There is no reason to be surprised by the total lack of commitment to any ideological standards. Nor is there any reason to expect anything better. That’s just how American…
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Although Adam Smith is well-known for emphasizing division of labor, his analysis was woefully incomplete, as Dr. Mark Thornton points out.
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Gold’s price dropped from close to $5,600 to less than $4,500 on Monday. Silver plunged 31.4% on Friday alone.
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Johnson v. United States Brief: Police Dogs Can’t Sniff Under Apartment Doors Without a Warrant
Matthew Cavedon In March 2019, law enforcement officers, accompanied by a drug-detection dog, entered the locked hallway of a multi-unit apartment building. Petitioner Erik Johnson was one of the building’s…
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Neal McCluskey Fraud in federal programs has become a hot topic lately, and federal student aid is no exception. Indeed, it seems to be a big, glowing target for fraud.…
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United States v. Hemani Supreme Court Brief: Marijuana Users Have Second Amendment Rights
Matthew Cavedon In United States v. Hemani, the Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of a federal law that prohibits the possession of firearms by any person who is “an unlawful…
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Mark Thornton presents a timely interview with Elijah K. Johnson that underscores how quickly “melt-ups” can flip into sharp corrections.
The market regulates accidents very effectively. If the state does not coercively interfere, competition between companies forces them to improve services to the maximum.
Jeffrey A. Singer Last month, Mexico banned the sale, but not the use, of e‑cigarettes. As the Associated Press reports, Mexico’s vaping ban didn’t eliminate a $1.5 billion industry—it simply…
In most nations of any size, sectionalism is almost inevitable. How nations handle such divisions, historian Frank L. Owsley, determines if sectionalism is peaceful or becomes violent. It became violent…