By James Bovard Numerous Indiana elementary school teachers were shot in January as part of a “safe schools” training program. According to the Indiana State Teachers Association, sheriff deputies ordered teachers “into a room four at a time, told them to crouch down and then shot them execution-style with pellets in rapid succession,” leaving several of them bloodied and … [Read more...] about Hysteria Over School Safety Won’t Keep Us Safe
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Ongoing Effort to Free Ross Supported by 100 Eminent Organizations and Individuals
By Jamie Redman Ross Ulbricht’s clemency petition is closing in on 160,000 signatures stemming from individuals asking U.S. President Donald Trump to pardon Ulbricht. In addition to the vast number of signatures, roughly 100 eminent organizations and well-known figures have supported Ulbricht’s effort, many of whom have written a statement on Ulbricht’s behalf in order to … [Read more...] about Ongoing Effort to Free Ross Supported by 100 Eminent Organizations and Individuals
We Should All Regulate Facebook and Google
By Max Gulker Our economy depends on the continued forward march of technological progress. But with this growth come new problems and, inevitably, new regulation. We must ensure that this regulation does not stifle tomorrow’s innovations, whose details we cannot predict in advance. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Kara Swisher zeroes in on the way the large tech … [Read more...] about We Should All Regulate Facebook and Google
The Dark History of the Minimum Wage
By corbettreport There's something strange about the idea of a minimum wage. It's one of those subjects that everyone has a strong opinion about, even if they have no idea what makes actual economic sense. But perhaps the most surprising thing of all is that the minimum wage has a dirty secret that most economists don't want you to know about. Today we explore The Dark … [Read more...] about The Dark History of the Minimum Wage
How Big Government Politicians Cause the Inequality They Claim to Fight
By Daniel Kowalski With the 2020 presidential election on the horizon, there are currently over 15 serious Democratic contenders competing for the party’s nomination. Some candidates, like Andrew Yang, have detailed policy proposals they are consistent about. Others seem to keep maneuvering left with their positions in order to outflank their competitors, while a few seem … [Read more...] about How Big Government Politicians Cause the Inequality They Claim to Fight