Among economists’ insights over the last almost 250 years, one of the keenest is that one can do good while doing well. The idea traces to Adam Smith. It means capitalists’/entrepreneurs’ pursuit of profit can have favorable consequences for the community at large—and not just for capitalists and entrepreneurs. It applies equally to landowners and…
I have lived in states where I could step into a pedestrian crosswalk and be nearly certain that drivers would stop for me. In other states, drivers would not stop; or having stopped, they’d grow impatient and creep up within inches of my body as I crossed. Laws protecting pedestrians are much the same everywhere,…
By Kitty Testa Politico recently ran a story lauding the fact that women are now captains of the war industry. How women took over the military industrial complex details how the five biggest defense contractors, as well as top arms negotiators in the U.S. government, are all women. With Gina Haspel heading up the CIA,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services, slammed President Donald Trump’s transgender ban as an “unwarranted and disgraceful attack.” Trump announced Wednesday morning via Twitter that after consultation with generals the Pentagon will not permit trangsenders to serve because of medical costs and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Liberty minded Senator Paul of Kentucky has jumped on board with a bill which would aim to cut warrantless searches by border agents of Americans’ phones as they try to reenter the country. The “Protecting Data at the Border Act” is sponsored by Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron…