By Patrick Barron From 2009 to 2012, I taught an introductory course in Austrian school economics at the University of Iowa. On the first day of class, I would tell my students that the Austrian school would change the way they looked at the world, not just from an economic perspective, but from an overall life perspective. Nothing would ever appear to be the same again. … [Read more...] about The Freedom of Individuals Still Matters—Even If COVID Warriors Say It Doesn’t
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America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
By Ryan McMaken Perhaps never before in American history have the unelected technocrats played such an enormous role in shaping public policy in America. In recent weeks, members of Congress have been missing in action. Late last month, the House of Representatives passed the biggest spending bill in history while most members were absent. Member votes were not recorded … [Read more...] about America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
Study Finds “Historic” Drop In Math, Reading Scores Since Adoption Of Common Core
By Tyler Durden Reading and math scores in the US have suffered 'historic' declines since most states implemented the Common Core curriculum standard six years ago, according to a new study from the Pioneer Institute. While Common Core was promoted as improving the international competitiveness of U.S. students in math, our international standing has remained low while the … [Read more...] about Study Finds “Historic” Drop In Math, Reading Scores Since Adoption Of Common Core
Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
By Vincent A. Puccio It is difficult to know what the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis is going to be, especially since the toll in human life is, at this point, unknowable. The response has generally been to quarantine people at home and bring their daily lives, including work, to a dead stop. To mitigate the economic pain this will cause, the US government has passed a … [Read more...] about Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
Business Owners Understand Why the Economy Can’t Just Be “Reopened”
By Christopher E. Baecker My oldest turned seventeen last month. To commemorate the occasion, she and I watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I’d taken her to her first (allegedly) rated-R movie a couple years ago to see the quite good Baby Driver, but this was Tarantino. Brad Pitt won an Oscar for portraying Cliff Booth, the personal stuntman for Leonardo DiCaprio’s … [Read more...] about Business Owners Understand Why the Economy Can’t Just Be “Reopened”
The EARN IT Act Threatens Privacy, but This Developer Is Fighting Back with an Encrypted Messaging System Based on Bitcoin Cash
By Will Heasman Bitcoin Cash developer Chris Troutner has taken the fight for privacy to new levels after creating an encrypted messaging system that harnesses Bitcoin Cash transactions. Dubbed bch-encrypt, the system works in a similar way to email encryption. "In email, you get someone's public key, encrypt the message, and only the person with the private key can … [Read more...] about The EARN IT Act Threatens Privacy, but This Developer Is Fighting Back with an Encrypted Messaging System Based on Bitcoin Cash
Harvard Magazine Calls for a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling: Here Are 5 Things It Got Wrong
By Kerry McDonald Author's Note: This is a copy of my submitted Letter to the Editor of Harvard Magazine regarding its recent article,“The Risks of Homeschooling.” Dear Editor: As a Harvard alum, longtime donor, education researcher, and homeschooling mother of four children in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I was shocked to read the article, “The Risks of Homeschooling,” … [Read more...] about Harvard Magazine Calls for a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling: Here Are 5 Things It Got Wrong
3 Ways to Grow and Feel More Secure During This Time of Uncertainty
By Brooke Medina Beyond keeping up with the latest IHME model and rising unemployment numbers, how can we spend these days that seem to drone on, one obscurely melding into the next? Unless you’re incredibly popular and find yourself attending more than several Zoom happy hours a week, chances are that you have some extra, government-mandated margin in your life. And during … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Grow and Feel More Secure During This Time of Uncertainty
The Essentialness of “Non-Essential” Businesses
By Amanda Snell A few months ago it may have been difficult to imagine a world where going to work, operating a sit-down restaurant, or engaging in business with consenting individuals was punishable by law. Where going to the gym or getting a haircut wasn’t newsworthy or hypocritical. It would have been almost inconceivable that any elected official would tell their … [Read more...] about The Essentialness of “Non-Essential” Businesses
The Tyranny of (Alleged) Experts
By Barry Brownstein Think again if you believe draconian controls recommended by a few (but far from all) medical experts are saving many lives from COVID-19. Facts reported by mathematician Yitzhak Ben Israel of Tel Aviv University don’t support such beliefs. Professor Israel found that no matter how much or little politicians quarantined the population, “coronavirus … [Read more...] about The Tyranny of (Alleged) Experts
Liberation From Lockdown Now
By David R. Henderson Most governors in the United States have shut down their economies, requiring people to shelter in place. The measures are destroying one of the world’s strongest economies before our very eyes. We’re also relying on the very same governments that spent many weeks sending contradictory messages, blocking testing, and generally being ill-prepared also to … [Read more...] about Liberation From Lockdown Now
Why Aren’t Americans Suing Their Way Out of Lockdown?
By Robert E. Wright While presumed experts in Washington look for data that will justify reopening the economy, the third branch of government, the judiciary, has hardly been mentioned in the crisis to date but could play a key role in breaking any political stalemate. So my spirits soared when I saw a partial headline reading “Coronavirus: Battle Breaks Out As Beach … [Read more...] about Why Aren’t Americans Suing Their Way Out of Lockdown?