Capitalism and racism go together? I hear it all the time. “Racism is intricately linked to capitalism,” says famous Marxist Angela Davis. “It’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism in place.” “Anti-racist” activist Ibram X. Kendi says, “In order to truly be anti-racist, you also have to truly be […]
From N.C. Bar & Tavern Ass’n v. Cooper, decided yesterday by the N.C. Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge April Wood, joined by Judges Donna Stroud and Jefferson Griffin: Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment for Defendant and dismissing all their claims arising out of Defendant’s Executive Order No. […]
Depending upon where you live and what you do for a living, state or local laws may require you to get a license to operate in your chosen field. A research brief released last week by the Cato Institute found that while such occupational licensing laws raise wages in affected industries, they also depress wages […]
In an op-ed published this week by The Washington Post, Sen. Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) makes the case for why conservatives ought to support top-down industrial policy set by the federal government—and, inadvertently, also provides a concise illustration of just how incoherent and illogical that idea actually is. The article’s headline—which was likely applied by the Post‘s editors […]
From a newly enacted bill: A financial institution shall not deny or cancel its services to a person, or otherwise discriminate against a person in making available such services or in the terms or conditions of such services, on the basis of: (1) The person’s political opinions, speech, or affiliations; (2) Except [for a financial […]