Peter Van Doren The Federal Reserve Bank recently proposed to liberalize capital standards for large banks. Since 2014, the eight largest banks have had to maintain capital that was at…
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Peter Van Doren New Zealand recently took a baby step toward the use of psychedelics to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse by allowing one and only one…
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Freedom of Speech Is Worth Celebrating, as Europe Ramps Up Prosecution of “Hate Speech”
David Inserra This Independence Day, it is worth celebrating the freedom of speech we enjoy, especially in light of recent events in Europe. In the UK, a man was found…
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Expanding Federal Involvement in Education Isn’t the Way to Celebrate Independence Day
Colleen Hroncich As I think about Independence Day tomorrow, I see educational freedom as a cornerstone of liberty. In contrast to most of American society, however, our school system is…
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A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, Establishment politicians drove…
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Trump praises ‘young, attractive’ Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa who is a known Al-Qaeda terrorist who regime currently persecutes Syrian Christians and massacred 1,500 Alawites.
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Tad DeHaven In the 1970s, the federal government legalized home beer brewing and lowered excise taxes on small commercial brewers, helping to spark an American craft beer revolution. In the…
Feeling a little anxious about the market, even with a strong economy? The truth is, money isn’t fleeing the market; it’s simply moving around, creating fresh opportunities. In this must-watch…
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A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, Establishment politicians drove…
Chris Edwards Are there any New York City workers you can’t bribe? We’ve had housing authority workers taking bribes for maintenance contracts, police officers taking bribes for gun licenses, building…