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** THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023
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It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment.
– Ludwig von Mises, Human Action ([link removed]) [1949]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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May 11, 2023
Immigration-Reform Nonsense and Delusion ([link removed])
With the expiration of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy of preventing foreigners from entering the United States to claim refugee status, America’s perpetual immigration crisis along the border is back in the news. Along with the crisis comes the popular refrain that we have heard for at least seven decades: “We need comprehensive immigration reform to bring an end to our ‘broken’ immigration ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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THE FREE SOCIETY
Danger Within: The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone ([link removed])
by John and Nisha Whitehead
Future of Freedom Foundation
ECONOMICS
The ‘Gilded Age’ Myth, Then and Now ([link removed])
by Phil Gramm and Amity Shlaes
Wall Street Journal ([link removed])
Michael Lind Slays A Minimum-Wage Straw Man ([link removed])
by Don Boudreaux
Cafe Hayekhttps://cafehayek.com/2023/05/michael-lind-slays-a-minimum-wage-straw-man.html
Michael Lind’s Attack on Libertarians ([link removed])
by David Henderson
Liberty Fundhttps://www.econlib.org/michael-linds-attack-on-libertarians/
TAXATION
Pay taxes? You gave $1,087 to Pentagon Contractors ([link removed])
National Priorities Projecthttps://www.nationalpriorities.org/whats-new/2023/4/17/pay-taxes-you-gave-1087-pentagon-contractors/
FISCAL POLICY
Federal Spending Soars, Revenue Falls ([link removed])
Editorial
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/congressional-budget-office-federal-spending-tax-revenues-mitch-mcconnell-kevin-mccarthy-f8652e40?mod=opinion_major_pos2
CIA
Frank Church, Deep State: The True Story of the Senator Who Took on the CIA and Its Corporate Clients ([link removed])
by Jeremy Scahill with James Risen and Thomas Risen
Intercepthttps://theintercept.com/2023/05/10/intecepted-podcast-church-committee-cia-book/
CONSTITUTION
The Deep State Is All Too Real ([link removed])
by David Bernhardt
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-deep-state-is-all-too-real-congress-chevron-delegation-civics-hunter-biden-985ed65e?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
U.S. MILITARY
The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined ([link removed])
by Ashik Siddique
National Priorities Projecthttps://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2023/05/04/us-still-spends-more-its-military-over-144-countries-combined/
NATIONAL SECURITY STATE
A Letter to King Charles from Belmarsh Prison ([link removed])
by Julian Assange
Declassified UKhttps://www.wionews.com/world/held-at-your-majestys-pleasure-julian-assange-pens-letter-to-king-charles-from-belmarsh-prison-589643
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