“The censorship cartel must be dismantled,” Brendan Carr declared two days before President-elect Donald Trump picked him to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Trump described Carr as “a warrior for Free Speech.” Carr’s plans for “reining in Big Tech” understandably appeal to Trump, who has long complained that the leading social media platforms are […]
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, and multimedia content aimed at advancing the principles 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, and multimedia content aimed at advancing the principles of […]
This week features an assortment of articles from the December 2024 Abolish Everything issue. “The Next President Should Abolish Everything,” by Katherine Mangu-Ward “Abolish Amtrak,” by Jason Russell “Abolish the FDA,” by Jeffrey A. Singer “Abolish the TSA,” by Robby Soave This audio was generated using AI trained on the voice of Katherine Mangu-Ward. Music credits: […]
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 […]