From my colleague and historian Stephen Kotkin at Hoover (formerly at Princeton): As part of the Hoover History Lab’s commitment to the development of educational programs that address the needs of high school students, we have recently launched an exciting new program, the Hoover History Skills Academy. This Academy will provide high school students with […]
The fact that former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz lacks relevant legal experience should be enough to kill his nomination as attorney general. The poor judgment he has repeatedly demonstrated, including pointless stunts and intraparty squabbles that irritated his Republican colleagues, only lengthens the odds of his confirmation. But the clincher may end up being the […]
The fact that former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz lacks relevant legal experience should be enough to kill his nomination as attorney general. The poor judgment he has repeatedly demonstrated, including pointless stunts and intraparty squabbles that irritated his Republican colleagues, only lengthens the odds of his confirmation. But the clincher may end up being the […]
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week, the newsletter takes a look at what are shaping up to be the housing policy implications of the 2024 election. That includes what one of Donald Trump’s latest cabinet picks might mean for the president-elect’s plans for “freedom cities,” Democrats’ housing-lite postelection recriminations, […]
On June 13, 2019, Mandy Turner received the call every family member of someone in prison dreads. Her little brother, Frederick Turner, had been found dead in his cell in a federal high-security lockup in Colorado. He was a first-time offender and terrified of the violent, gang-ridden prison he’d been sent to. But it’s what […]
Zoning cops have a knack for blocking affordable housing, but in Troy, New York, regulators greenlit an 11-unit apartment building on a vacant lot. Just as construction was about to kick off, however, the project ran up against a different, familiar hurdle. Concerned neighbors—who already have housing—filed a lawsuit to keep outsiders out. Rather than […]
One does not need to be an advocate of Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of articles, academic papers, books, […]
This is what we’re doing now, I guess:Â At 4 a.m. on Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump responded to a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, authored by Tom Fitton, who runs the conservative group Judicial Watch. Fitton said that Trump would “declare a national emergency and will use military assets” to handle illegal […]