Weekly Archive 2013 January 8-14
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Bloomberg vs. the Bus Drivers
Public-sector union power has reached the point where even Mayor Bloomberg is concerned.
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Information Liberated: Jeffrey Tucker on How Digital Media Subverts Government Power
Q&A with the executive editor of Laissez Faire Books
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Spending Cuts Are Mostly Fiction
Only in Washington could you get away with referring to both spending hikes and tax hikes as spending “cuts.”
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Beware Obama’s Big Ideas
The president and his fans say the best is yet to come. That can’t be good.
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Will Dodd-Frank Trigger a New Financial Crisis?
A new book warns of the unintended consequences of the massive regulatory overhaul.
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Against Government Debt
Thomas Jefferson's favorite economist had some harsh things to say about government borrowing
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Get States off the Federal Dole
Why are U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for surveillance cameras in Alaska?
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Americans Support Food Freedom by a Wide Margin
A new poll finds Americans oppose food bans by a 5-1 margin and food taxes by a 2-1 margin. Supporters of food freedom should take note—and maybe even a victory lap.
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The Ron Paul Legacy
The libertarian Texas congressman has retired. Will his radical ideas stick around on Capitol Hill?
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The Problem with Hurricane Sandy Aid
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Hiring More Cops Is Not the Answer
Public officials need to consider a wider array of crime-fighting options.
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The Last Leftist
The late Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, puts today’s lefties to shame
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Gangster Squad
Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in a mob-movie misfire.
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4 Tactics Public Schools Are Using To Get Butts Behind Desks
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
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The Education Visionary
Khan Academy founder Salman Khan on the future of learning
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Can Republicans Win a Government Shutdown?
Without a shutdown Republicans have no leverage to obtain anything useful from the White House.
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5 Facts About Guns, Schools, And Violence
What every legislator - and citizen - needs to know.
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Guns and Freedom
Most people in government reject natural rights and personal sovereignty.
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How Government Handouts Foster Dependency
Section 8 recipients can become comfortably dependent on government assistance.
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Joe Kennedy: Not a Bootlegger or a Nazi, But a Hardcore Non-Interventionist
Q&A with David Nasaw, author of "The Patriarch"
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The EPA Pushes the Envelope, Again
A long train of abuses suggests an institutional culture that sees the law as an impediment.
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Personal Data of Brazilian Politicians Convicted in Corruption Trial Leaked
Hacker writes that they "will have to live with the consequences of their wrongdoing"
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Barack the Unmerciful
Obama's amazingly stingy clemency record
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The Promised Land of Fracking
The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.
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Matt Welch and Kennedy Discuss Welfare Recipients at Strip Clubs and Justin Beiber Caught Smoking on Red Eye
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Making Sense of Intellectual Property Law
A new book tries to bring some balance back to copyright policy.
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Awesome at 85: Block Island's Mary Donnelly and the Power of Private Charity
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Will Newtown Lead to Lockdown High?
The drive toward regimented, Panopticon-style schools won't make students any more secure.
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Ron Paul’s Last Stand
A post-mortem on Dr. No’s final presidential bid
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How Austrian Economic Theory Explains the NHL Lockout
Instead of a central bank manipulating the price of money, a league tries to control the price of labor through collective bargaining.