Regulation, Moderation, and Social Media Decentralization
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Why the Real Villain of 2020 Was Big Government
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The disaster that was 2020 is finally over. Now it’s time for the inevitable post-mortems. First and foremost, the COVID-19 pandemic posed enormous challenges to...
Josh Hawley’s Plan to Overhaul the FTC Would Create a Monster Far More Dangerous Than “Big Tech”
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On Monday, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley continued his quest to crush Big Tech by releasing a radical plan to overhaul the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)....
Search Engines are Better Than Hogwarts
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Joakim Book The British science fiction author and futurist Arthur C. Clarke gave rise to three iconic laws, where only the third has, as we...
“Let Them Eat Whole Foods”: The Appalling Elitism of Dollar Store Bans
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Should city governments dictate where you can shop for food? If your neighbors see a need for a store, and happily patronize it, should outsiders...
“We” Should Not Regulate Homeschooling
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The desire to control other people’s ideas and behaviors, particularly when they challenge widely-held beliefs and customs, is one of human nature’s most nefarious tendencies....
What If There Was No Legal Smoking Age?
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Liberty is sometimes a tough thing to watch. Like the teenager in a horror movie getting up and going to the kitchen while the audience...
Ireland Fast-Tracks Law Effectively Banning Gas Vehicles Within A Decade. Is The US Next?
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Chris White Ireland is fast-tracking legislation that will effectively ban all gas-powered vehicles within a decade, leaving customers who are buying cars in January confused...
The 10 Worst State Laws Proposed and Passed in 2019
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In April, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, proposed banning the popular video game “Fortnite,” saying it was irresponsible to allow kids to play it....
The Conservative War on Liberty: A Libertarian Christian Takes on Porn & Theocrats
Conservative Christians on Twitter have flown the coop, displaying a rather disturbing side of themselves with outcries of support for strict regulation of the porn...