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Tesla Motors' Disruptive Business Model
Tesla Motors makes "premium electric" automobiles, but some state-level protectionists don't like that Tesla owns its own dealerships.Tesla and the Red-State Blues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anti-Sanctions for Ukraine?
Sanctions on foreign countries that do bad things don't tend to achieve the desired results, but what about lifting punitive trade restrictions on countries in need? Bill Watson calls them "anti-sanctions."Let's Try Anti-Sanctions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Seizure and Search of Mobile Phones at SCOTUS
The Supreme Court will soon have another chance to rein in police searches of our personal electronics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Three Years Since the War in Libya
Even on humanitarian grounds, the war in Libya didn't help the people of that country prosper, says Benjamin H. Friedman.Did the Military Intervention in Libya Succeed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Free Expression and Discrimination Laws
When should your right to free expression be trumped by the demands of antidiscrimination laws?Choosing What to Photograph Is a Form of Speech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Freaked-Out Parents, Bubble-Wrapped Kids
There was a time in the United States when young children roamed free of the fear of kidnapping or other horrible fates. The world has gotten much safer since then.Quit Bubble-Wrapping Our Kids! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NSA Fakes Facebook to Spread Malware
The NSA's use of hijacked botnets and fake Facebook pages are aimed at gathering intelligence on a massive scale, whether or not those surveilled are suspected of any wrongdoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CIA Watches the Watchmen Watching Them
The head of the Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of surveilling and intimidating Senate staffers as they attempted to learn more about alleged CIA abuses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Putting the IRS in Charge of Speech
The IRS is a political agency. It's been used against political opponents going back to at least the 1960s. New proposed rules governing nonprofits that lobby Congress could muzzle those groups when they want to talk to their own members. David Keating is President of the Center for Competitive Politics.Censorship Through the Tax Code: How the Proposed IRS Rules for Social Welfare Groups Stifle Political Activity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Explosion in Criminal Penalties
The dramatic rise in criminal penalties at both the state and federal level is cause for concern. Marc Levin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation argues that many petty crimes, though rightfully illegal, shouldn’t carry jail time. Restitution, he argues, is often a more appropriate penalty.Welcome Rumblings of a Wider Drug War ClemencyIn the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the Classic Article The Aims of the Criminal Law Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
China's Influence in American Universities
There has been an explosion of partnerships, exchanges, and programs between U.S. institutions of higher education and those in China. While made in the spirit of intellectual and scholarly collaboration, these relationships have proceeded without serious consideration of the practical and moral/ethical issues posed by dealing with authoritarian regimes.Chinese Intrusions into American Universities: Consequences for Freedom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Overseas Contingency Slush Fund
Federal funds designated for “overseas contingency operations” are supposed to be for unplanned expenses associated with war. But the funds avoid federal budget caps on military spending and avoid normal scrutiny associated with other federal spending priorities. Now that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, Christopher A. Preble argues it’s time for lawmakers to zero out that spending.Truth in Budgeting and Personnel Costs in the OCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Obama's Odd myRA Proposal
The President’s myRA proposal aimed at helping low-income Americans save for retirement seems to have missed a key element of helping low-income people save more: the tax break provided by traditional IRAs. The myRA proposal doesn’t provide that break and, says Jagadeesh Gokhale, that makes it an inapt savings vehicle for people with low incomes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to Identify Serious Pension Reform
The state pension problem continues to worsen, but several states are moving ahead with positive reforms. Will Freeland is a research analyst at the American Legislative Exchange Council. We talked about which states are doing reform right and how to know if your state lawmakers are serious about fixing the problem.State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead by Jagadeesh Gokhale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
State Attorneys General & Fidelity to the Constitution
When state attorneys general refuse to defend in court certain laws, important principles come into conflict. Cato Institute senior fellow Walter Olson sorts out the issue as it relates to same-sex marriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fear of a Libertarian Planet
From Cass Sunstein to Chris Christie, the fear of a libertarian planet seem more present than ever. Cato Institute Vice President Gene Healy says the fear lacks substance.False Idol: Barack Obama and the Continuing Cult of the Presidency (Digital) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Proposed IRS Rules Would Chill Public Advocacy
Proposed IRS rules aimed at 501(c)(4) organizations could effectively force these groups to scrub their websites of even the most banal reference to a politician. Allen Dickerson is the legal director of the Center for Competitive Politics.Censorship Through the Tax Code: How the Proposed IRS Rules for Social Welfare Groups Stifles Political Activity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trade Liberalization May Have to Wait
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Secretary Hagel and Cuts at the Pentagon
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Regime Uncertainty Past and Present
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Ending Bloodshed in Ukraine
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Unrest, Crackdown in Ukraine
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Venezuela's Tragic Slide Continues
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Infidelity and Chemical Warfare at SCOTUS
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New Polling on ObamaCare
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Obama's Selective Law Enforcement
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The Upside of Down & Learning from Failure
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Sentencing Reform Moves Forward
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Marijuana Decriminalization in D.C.
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Bitcoin, the Poor and Regulation
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Affirming the Conscience of the Constitution
Event: The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to LibertyBook: The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty (Hardback) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
GOP Offers Outline of Immigration Reform
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The Poor and Private Education
The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Case for Scholarship Tax Credits
Model Legislation: Scholarship Tax Credits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Education Conflicts Detailed on 'Battle Map'
Public Schooling Battle Map Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NSA Slammed by Federal Civil Liberties Overseers
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Blame the Baby Boomers
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A Conservative Shift on Cannabis
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Will We Have Freer Trade in 2014?
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Separation of Powers at the High Court
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Uber Violence and Supply & Demand
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The NSA's Possible Victory on Data Retention
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Making a Federal Case out of Student Discipline
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When Incentives Work against Quality Healthcare
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Imperfect Markets versus Imperfect Interventions
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'Fast Track' Authority's Dubious Record
Stay Off the Fast Track: Why Trade Promotion Authority Is Wrong for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Free Trade Bulletin No. 56, December 19, 2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ObamaCare Could Spike Use of Emergency Rooms
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Reining in 'Special Taxing Districts'
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Indiscriminate Claims of Housing Discrimination
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Understanding Attacks on Free Thought
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