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Weak Allegations of Shaken Baby Syndrome Keep Tearing Families Apart
An Ohio father is facing 12 years in prison after he was accused of shaking his 2-month-old son. According to a new investigation from ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, there’s ample evidence suggesting that the child’s medical collapse could have been caused by complications from a traumatic birth. Even so, two child abuse […]
New Jersey Makes One Last Desperate Attempt at Sabotaging Congestion Pricing in New York City
Charging drivers a price for using congested, currently free roadways is near-universally accepted as the only surefire way to eliminate gridlock traffic. The endless drama over New York’s implementation of “congestion tolls” to be charged to drivers entering lower Manhattan is a case study of how a good policy in theory can be undone by […]
Will Thomas Massie Get To Pick the Next Speaker of the House?
It’s nearly time once again for everyone’s favorite congressional game show: Who Can Get Elected Speaker of the House? When the new session of Congress opens on Friday, one of the first orders of business will be deciding who gets to hold the gavel. Despite a Republican takeover of the White House and the Senate, […]
Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Ending Driver’s License Suspensions for Court Debts
Ohio may soon reinstate the driver’s licenses of hundreds of thousands of residents who lost the ability to drive because of unpaid court debts. The state General Assembly passed a bipartisan bill to end the practice last month. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to sign into law House Bill 29. The bill would, among […]
Or Maybe Chief Justice Roberts Was Talking About The Democratic Senators Backing The Equal Rights Amendment?
The Chief Justice’s year-end report continues to confound. Roberts wrote “Within the past few years, however, elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings. These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected.” Who was he talking about? Ruth Marcus thinks it was J.D. Vance. […]
Restaurant Reservation Markets Are Good. Outlawing Them Is Not.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act into law on December 19, 2024, prohibiting third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging reservations unauthorized by restaurants. Hochul celebrated the passage of the Act as “giving everyone a chance to get a seat at the dinner table.” But banning certain third-party reservation services […]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Nebraska After Lawsuit Dismissal
Last November, when Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a pair of medical marijuana initiatives, the fate of those measures was unclear because of a pending legal challenge. But a subsequent ruling rejected that challenge, allowing authorized patients to possess up to five ounces of marijuana, a change that took effect last month. The decision also cleared […]
Do Not Be Eager to Deal Out Death in Judgment
The recent murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson las Read More Article from Mises Institute
The U.S. Tax Code Is Way Too Complex. Here’s How To Fix It.
You can say what you want about Elon Musk, but he is able to pinpoint in a single tweet some of the most dysfunctional aspects of our federal government. For instance, he recently noted that “Simplifying the tax code will increase productivity, instead of incentivizing bizarre tax-avoidance behavior.” He’s correct. If President-elect Donald Trump wants […]
Weak Allegations of Shaken Baby Syndrome Keep Tearing Families Apart
An Ohio father is facing 12 years in prison after he was accused of shaking his 2-month-old son. According to a new investigation from ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, there’s ample evidence suggesting that the child’s medical collapse could have been caused by complications from a traumatic birth. Even so, two child abuse […]
New Jersey Makes One Last Desperate Attempt at Sabotaging Congestion Pricing in New York City
Charging drivers a price for using congested, currently free roadways is near-universally accepted as the only surefire way to eliminate gridlock traffic. The endless drama over New York’s implementation of “congestion tolls” to be charged to drivers entering lower Manhattan is a case study of how a good policy in theory can be undone by […]
Will Thomas Massie Get To Pick the Next Speaker of the House?
It’s nearly time once again for everyone’s favorite congressional game show: Who Can Get Elected Speaker of the House? When the new session of Congress opens on Friday, one of the first orders of business will be deciding who gets to hold the gavel. Despite a Republican takeover of the White House and the Senate, […]
Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Ending Driver’s License Suspensions for Court Debts
Ohio may soon reinstate the driver’s licenses of hundreds of thousands of residents who lost the ability to drive because of unpaid court debts. The state General Assembly passed a bipartisan bill to end the practice last month. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to sign into law House Bill 29. The bill would, among […]
Or Maybe Chief Justice Roberts Was Talking About The Democratic Senators Backing The Equal Rights Amendment?
The Chief Justice’s year-end report continues to confound. Roberts wrote “Within the past few years, however, elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings. These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected.” Who was he talking about? Ruth Marcus thinks it was J.D. Vance. […]
Restaurant Reservation Markets Are Good. Outlawing Them Is Not.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act into law on December 19, 2024, prohibiting third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging reservations unauthorized by restaurants. Hochul celebrated the passage of the Act as “giving everyone a chance to get a seat at the dinner table.” But banning certain third-party reservation services […]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Nebraska After Lawsuit Dismissal
Last November, when Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a pair of medical marijuana initiatives, the fate of those measures was unclear because of a pending legal challenge. But a subsequent ruling rejected that challenge, allowing authorized patients to possess up to five ounces of marijuana, a change that took effect last month. The decision also cleared […]
Do Not Be Eager to Deal Out Death in Judgment
The recent murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson las Read More Article from Mises Institute
The U.S. Tax Code Is Way Too Complex. Here’s How To Fix It.
You can say what you want about Elon Musk, but he is able to pinpoint in a single tweet some of the most dysfunctional aspects of our federal government. For instance, he recently noted that “Simplifying the tax code will increase productivity, instead of incentivizing bizarre tax-avoidance behavior.” He’s correct. If President-elect Donald Trump wants […]