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Cato Institute
- Fred L. Smith, Jr., founder and long-time leading light of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), recently passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends. Fred’s place as a prime mover—or perhaps, a force of nature—in the libertarian movement is well […]
- When Blair Lee couldn’t find secular homeschooling resources to use with her son, she started writing science textbooks and eventually founded Secular Eclectic Academic (SEA) Homeschoolers.
- While a growing area like Charlotte/Mecklenburg needs more transportation infrastructure, a new commuter rail line, funded by taxpayers, is probably not the most cost-effective solution.
- But is America really facing a housing crisis? Is there really a shortage of millions of homes? And will these latest federal proposals really help improve housing affordability? Though it may seem surprising, a great deal of evidence suggests that the answer […]
- Even after the repeal of alcohol prohibition in 1933, Americans are still fighting its effects.
- Rather than rush to regulate or ban technology, both further research and an understanding of why young people choose to be online should be considered.
- Community Development Block Grants is an ineffective program with largely unmeasurable results.
- We would like to see test scores rise. But we should not panic: We need to investigate these scores more deeply to understand what produced them, and standardized tests are limited in what they can tell us about education quality.
- The new administration can tackle debanking on day one with actions to shield lawful financial activities from government pressure and mandate transparency, but a complete fix requires reconsidering anti-money laundering law.
- Sunlight is a powerful disinfectant and because Murthy makes it difficult to prevent future government censorship, policymakers and companies should respond with more transparency about when government officials ask for speakers or topics to be censored or punished on social media platforms.
- There is another reason why Republicans should reassess the IRA subsidies: the environmental damage that wind, solar, battery, and EVs may impose if their footprints continue to expand.
- Altogether, these policies form a proactive policy agenda that will maintain the US’ place as a leader in the technology sector and a supporter of free expression, both domestically and globally.
- In sum, the Biden administration has been the most aggressive in history regarding student loan forgiveness. Despite many setbacks, the administration has cancelled a massive amount of debt ($180 billion and counting), with most of the burden on taxpayers still to come […]
- So what about a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? If there’s no reason save inertia for the government’s vast gold stockpile, there’s no reason at all for it to acquire Bitcoin.
- There are so many real reasons for gratitude—regardless of whether your preferred candidate won or lost.
- Rather than follow Australia down this dangerous road, policymakers around the world would be better suited to put more resources into investigating actual allegations of serious criminality online and finding ways to support, educate, and empower families and parents to decide for […]
- Hauling leading private payment providers like Visa into court may garner headlines, but if the government is serious about payment alternatives it should first get to work removing all of the stumbling blocks Washington places in their way.
- A new Defending Globalization essay documents how American farmers benefit from access to global export markets while trade exposure enhances productivity of domestic farms and ranches.
- Donald Trump pledged to get the US out of endless wars. Instead, he will make Americans pay an endless tax.
- Now would be a good time for Sound Transit to put a hold on its light rail expansion program. If not, the incoming administration should send a clear message that the cupboard is bare.
Libertarian Institute
- “It might be argued that only the ‘rich’ can afford to be capitalists, i.e., those who have a greater amount of money stock. This argument has superficial plausibility, since … for any given individual and a given time-preference schedule, a greater money […]
- “[A]ny man can be a capitalist if only he wants to be. He can derive his funds solely from the fruits of previous capitalist investment or from past ‘hoarded’ cash balances or solely from his income as a laborer or a landowner. […]
- Word. The Zumwalt-class destroyer will never be the battleship of the twenty-first century. It’s the U.S. Navy’s version of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Yet another multi-billion dollar failure. Yet, the instant that the Zumwalt-class appears to conduct strikes against enemy ground […]
- Are we witnessing the dawn of a new geopolitical crisis in Asia? As South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law over perceived threats from the North, the region teeters on the edge of upheaval. This episode of the Kyle Angelo show […]
- One billion dollars for twisted metal for ten F35 crashes, soon you’re talking real money. The incident rate with respect the US Air Force (USAF) has continued to decline since the 1950s as safety practices have increased and technology has matured. During […]
Liberty Nation
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- By Liberty Nation Authors Another Day … Another Meme.
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- By Liberty Nation Authors Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and resigned after armed opposition forces took Damascus Sunday morning. “We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains,” rebel commander Abu Mohammad al-Golani said on Syria’s state TV after the successful takeover. “The future is […]
Liberty Law
- Staffan I. Lindberg of the V-Dem Institute joins Kristan again to wrap up the year's theme and discuss their most recent (as of recording) Democracy Report, which analyzes the characteristics of democracy and each country's movement toward democracy or autocracy.Staffan I. Lindberg […]
- This podcast is drawn from a multi-part program the Center hosted on October 12, 2022 entitled The Movement to a Level Playing Field. This second installment features Professor Brad Snyder commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Flood v. Kuhn case. After […]
- This podcast is drawn from a multi-part program the Center hosted on October 12, 2022 entitled The Movement to a Level Playing Field. This first installment features David L. Crane speaking about how the ephemera of the Civil Rights Movement contributed to […]
- Bay Fang, President, Radio Free Asia joins Kristan to discuss the challenges and importance of news reporting in and from Asian countries without strong press freedoms, including China, Cambodia, Laos, Tibet, and the Uyghurs. Bay Fang oversees award-winning journalism with the mission […]
- For our 2022 Constitution Day commemoration, the Robert H. Jackson Center hosted Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson to share how they have come together to advance justice. Keith and Phoebe are the descendants of the named parties in Plessy v. Ferguson, the […]
- Leading experts on Ukraine and international criminal tribunals share their thoughts on how an international tribunal could be established to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine and the atrocities being committed. This episode is drawn from a July 28, 2022 […]
- Richard Overy, historian and prolific author, shares his thoughts on the interplay of the Nuremberg Trials with the allegations of crimes committed by Soviet soldiers during World War II. Professor Overy was the Robert H. Jackson Center's 2022 Al & Marge Brown […]
- Professor Erica Goldberg joins Kristan to discuss free speech and the First Amendment, whether society's understanding of these rights have changed, the role truth (or knowingly making false statements) should play, and limits or guardrails.Professor Erica Goldberg teaches Torts, Constitutional Law, and […]
- Dr. Katelyn Stauffer and Dr. Alex Badas join Kristan to discuss the importance of diversity in the judiciary, including how it impacts public perception of decisions and nominees.Dr. Stauffer is an Assistant professor in the department of political science and affiliated faculty […]
- David Crane joins Kristan to discuss the international humanitarian law implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine including the laws governing armed conflict and the possible paths to hold Russia's leadership accountable and provide justice to Ukraine.
- Atiba Ellis joins Kristan to discuss voting rights laws, with a focus on how propaganda impacts trust in the system, and the roles politicians and voters need to play. Atiba Ellis is a professor of law at the Marquette University Law School. […]
- This is the first episode of Season 2 and the theme for this year is Democracy on Trial. Staffan I. Lindberg and Kelly Morrison of the V-Dem Institute join Kristan to discuss democracy and autocracy around the globe. Each year, the V-Dem […]
- The final installment of our Cold War Secrets Revealed seminar features Professor Arthur T. Downey. He speaks about his government experience and his book – The Cold War: Law, Lawyers, Spies and Crises.The Robert H. Jackson Center envisions a world where the […]
- The third installment of the Cold War Secrets Revealed seminar features Nancy Thorndike Greenspan as the Al & Marge Brown Lecturer. She discusses her book Atomic Spy: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs. The Robert H. Jackson Center envisions a world where […]
- The second episode of the Cold War Secrets Revealed seminar features Eli Rosenbaum. He shared stories from his work as the director for the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Investigations, which was primarily responsible for identifying, de-naturalizing, and deporting Nazi […]
- The first episode of the Robert H Jackson Center Cold War Special, Counsel General of Germany in New York, David Gill shares his perspective growing up in East Germany, the changes that occurred after the Berlin Wall fell as Germany reunified, and […]
- We honored the completion of the 75th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials with a special one-hour program: 75 Years Since the Nuremberg Trial: What it Was and Why it Matters, in partnership with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum and […]
- Join Kristan and the women from the Center for Democracy and Technology as they discuss equity issues in technology. Listen as they about technology accessibility and how socioeconomic status, abilities, and race and ethnicity impact tech equity. Panelists include: Avery Gardiner, General […]
- Join Kristan as she talks to Navi Pillay, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, discussing human rights during a pandemic. Ms. Pillay has focused on human rights for much of her storied career – defending anti-apartheid activists, acting as […]
- Join Kristan in this re-broadcast of our August 2020 interview, What is Justice?, while also asking Enumale Agada to give us an update on The Justice Initiative, a pilot project she oversaw between the Systemic Justice Project and the Thurgood Marshall Center […]