The Return of the Faithless Elector
You may recall much discussion, in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, of the possibility that presidential electors—the folks who, under our constitutional scheme, actually elect our president and …
Month: August 2019
Planned Parenthood Succeeds in Getting Missouri’s 8-Week Abortion Ban Blocked, but Rule Against Race- or Sex-Selective Abortion Remains in Place
A day before Missouri’s ban on abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy was scheduled to take effect, the law was partially blocked by a federal court. In the decision, U.S. …
The Fantasy Of Central Bank “Growth” Is Finally Imploding
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Having destroyed discipline, central banks have no way out of the corner they’ve painted us into. It was such a wonderful fantasy: just …
How the Left and the Right Move the Goalposts in Economic Arguments
Bob Murphy explains a common rhetorical dodge that he’s encountered from both the progressive Left and the conservative Right. On the issue of slavery and reparations, the Left will argue …
Cop Gets Rare 5 Year Prison Sentence for Beating 15yo Boy to the Point of Hospitalization
An Atlanta cop was caught on video savagely beating a compliant teen boy to the point of knocking him out and hospitalization. He’s now going to prison. Free Thought ProjectIt …
Steve Jobs’s Unveiling of the iPhone Holds a Timeless Economic Lesson
It is no shortcoming of Steve Jobs that he could not foresee the advances made possible by the iPhone. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to inspire, educate, and connect …
Schools Operating Mini-NSAs to Surveil Students
Argued as needed to prevent mass shootings, government schools across America are operating surveillance programs targeting students. Like surveillance pursued by the United States government’s National Security Agency (NSA), the …
No Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis
Kim Davis believes same-sex marriage is immoral. While serving as County Clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because, as she explained, “To …
OK for Restaurant to Eject City Councilman Whose Political Positions “Had Financially Harmed” the Restaurant
From Hennessey’s Tavern, Inc., 2019 WL 3825492 (Cal. Super. Ct. July 26, 2019), written by Judge Deirdre Hill: On June 28, 2018, plaintiff Hennessey’s Tavern, Inc. filed a complaint against …
Stocks & Bond Yields Extend Drop Despite Trump China-Deal Jawboning
As the US yield curve inverted further and long-end rates hit fresh record lows, US equity futures accelerated lower, prompting a quick tweet from the president to try and save …