By Alex Tabarrok Mike Chase, author of the excellent Twitter feed @CrimeADay, has now written the illustrated handbook, How to Become a Federal Criminal. In truth, a handbook wasn’t necessary because it is very easy to become a federal criminal. Criminal Law in Every Nook and Cranny of Life You may know that you are…
The idea that there exists some sort of moral authority for the state to provide for the poor is nothing new. FDR declared nearly 90 years ago that True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. In 2019, progressives and democratic socialists have upped the ante, now declaring everything from a job to…
By Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan Fewer than 18 months stand between us and the next presidential election, and politicians are tripping over each other to offer voters more “free” things, including everything from health care and college to a guaranteed basic income. But voters should be fostering a healthy sense of skepticism. If…
Happy Sunday, Liberty Lovers! Ron Paul is my hero. I have been a huge supporter of his since around 2009. In this video, I will be sharing personal stories from my Ron Paul Revolution days while I bake Ron Paul’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe from the Ron Paul Family Cookbook. “Original Chocolate Chip Cookies”…
Conservatives make Harvard more powerful by voicing outrage at Kyle Kashuv’s rescinded admission. Instead, they should reveal Harvard for the fraud it is. Kashuv’s Rescinded Admission On Monday, Parkland massacre survivor and Twitter activist Kyle Kashuv announced that his acceptance to Harvard had been rescinded after Twitter mobs brought racist texts to the university’s attention….
By Hans Bader I lost ten pounds in the summer that I worked at McDonald’s, eating there all the time. Yet, people try to blame fast-food restaurants for their obesity. It’s one of the “myths about fast food” discussed this week in the Washington Post, which observes that “just eating burgers does not cause obesity.”…
Online shopping is possible with cash? Is it true or false, it depends upon the customer’s personal choices. There are many choices by which any customer can buy anything without cash. It is possible to avail the opportunities by which numerous online businesses launch a different type of business promotions plans to sell their…
By Joshua Nelson A day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he is against making reparations to the descendants of slaves, an award-winning author called out the top Republican during a House hearing on such compensation. Some in the hearing Wednesday booed when another writer, also black, opposed reparations. “For a century after…
Critics of America’s online discourse have heightened their objections to what they see as viewpoint bias, hate-mongering, what Bill Clinton once called “the politics of personal destruction,” and questionable content curation by social media companies. Should Social Media Be Regulated? Now some are making calls to impose government regulations to “solve” the problems they see….
It’s been a long, hard road to get there, but New York has finally taken a step towards joining the rest of the civilized world, and allowing sports betting on a small scale. The change was approved by the New York Gaming Commission on June 12th, finally putting the state on parity with thirteen other…