Best Books on the Folly of Socialism: What everyone should know about the practical and moral failures of the socialist project

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March 3, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

Best Books on the Folly of Socialism: What everyone should know about the practical and moral failures of the socialist project ([link removed])
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Much has been written about socialism, yet too little has been read (too little serious writing, that is). This annotated list of recommended reading, compiled by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson M. Evers, tries to remedy this deficiency by highlighting some of the most insightful critiques of socialism ever written. READ MORE » ([link removed])
How Trump Can Reform the Health Care System Without Abolishing Obamacare ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 2/19/20)
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Thanks to the Trump administration, employers can now enable their employees to buy health insurance with pre-tax dollars. This step, along with others not yet taken, can significantly improve American health care without the political hassles of trying to ditch the entire Affordable Care Act. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Priceless Curing the Healthcare Crisis ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Dirty Secrets About the CLEAN Future Act ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy (Institute for Energy Research, 1/23/20)
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Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce say their proposed “CLEAN Future Act” would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In reality, not only are the bill’s provisions incompatible with the goal, but the goal itself is ill conceived. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Nature Unbound Bureaucracy vs. the Environment ([link removed])
By Kenneth J. Sim, Randy Simmons, Ryan M. Yonk
Are University Policy Experts Good for Society? ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 2/20/20)
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Conventional wisdom holds that policymakers are best off consulting experts drawn from academia. Although this generality may hold for issues closely related to the hard sciences, it is dubious advise when applied to macroeconomic policymaking. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Trump Should Get Out of NATO Now, But Nicely ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland (The American Conservative, 2/22/20)
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Trump’s Eurocentric critics fear the president will withdraw the United States from the NATO alliance, just as he pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions, and the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty. Far from foolish, such a bold move would allow the United States to get federal spending under better control and to reallocate U.S. military forces to the Pacific as a hedge against a rising China. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] War and the Rogue Presidency Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland
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