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Now, I know it’s April Fools Day, but this one is actually no joke. In the wake of the current crisis, many media companies have had to change their tunes and find alternative means of providing their content. On the sports networks, countless NASCAR fans are tuning in to their favorite racers playing iRacing on…
At the beginning of March, controversy arose in the Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) after it was announced that, out of the eight qualified candidates for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination, seven of them were being kicked off the ballot. The one candidate who remained: Jacob Hornberger. While all primaries in the Libertarian Party…
Americans can’t wait for the restrictions on their movements and interactions—widely known as social distancing—to end. That’s completely understandable. The coronavirus crisis has widely disrupted modern life. But as we learned Sunday, the Trump administration’s common-sense “stop the spread” increased mitigation strategy is with us for a while—at least till the end of April. Based on the challenges…
Mary Margaret Olohan – Health professionals said lawmakers should stay out of Washington, D.C., and vote remotely. – U.S. senators proposed legislation allowing them to vote remotely, and legislatures across the country have begun to examine and pass such measures. – But remote voting might not be entirely constitutional, said R Street Institute senior fellow…
Until last week, only three European countries had still not closed their schools as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Then followed Britain’s sharp reverse-course and lockdown policy where Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally gave in to pressure, leaving only Iceland and Sweden with a strongly diverging policy. Iceland, a miniature country that could probably test its entire population in an afternoon…
What happens when Atlas stops holding up the world? In Ayn Rand’s famous (and if I may add brilliant) novel Atlas Shrugged, the producers of the world eventually get fed up with government’s continuous strangling harassment and quit. Spoiler alert: The world doesn’t fare well without the producers who keep society moving…working…innovating…building. Now, imagine a…
“The Minimum Wage“ To make a horse drink It is foolish to try; It’s fully as hard To make customers buy: So, when prices are raised By law or decree, That sales will fall off Is as sure as can be; And if minimum wages By commission are set Above what the worker Would naturally…
“Let’s talk about heroin. I’m pro…legalizing” That will likely get you as many strange and concerned looks at your family gathering as coughing around the dining table. Facing the difficult topic of drug legalization is retired police officer and current criminal justice reform lobbyist, Howard Wooldridge. Howard wears a shirt that boldly proclaims “Cops Say…
Howard County, Indiana is taking a step beyond the closing of non-essential like we’ve seen in many parts of the country. They have issued a proclamation banning the sale of non-essential items, even in essential stores that remain open. That includes books. Yes, books. According to NBC Affiliate WTHR in Indiana, non-essential items which have…
The governing class’s response to coronavirus is well-intentioned, but they are failing to account for the harm done—both immediate and potential—by shutting down aspects of American society. I appreciate the pressure public officials are under during this crisis. However, I fear we are moving too far in the direction of central planning to carry out…