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** FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020
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There probably are as many persons coerced into acting, not as they want, but as others want, through majority rule as through totalitarian dictatorship.
– John C. Sparks, The Freeman ([link removed]) [May 1971]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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March 27, 2020
Revisiting Governmental Powers ([link removed])
During this time of extraordinary powers being exercised by federal, state, and local officials, it’s good to refresh ourselves on founding principles. We sometimes hear about a concept called “the inherent powers of government.” These refer to what are commonly called “police powers.” Such inherent police powers refer to the power of a government to enact laws that protect the “health, ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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WELFARE
The Wrong Solution to Welfare Marriage Penalties ([link removed])
by Laurence M. Vance
The Future of Freedom Foundation
THE FREE SOCIETY
How The Police State Uses Crises To Expand Lockdown Powers ([link removed])
by John Whitehead with Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams
Ron Paul Liberty Report
THE FREE MARKET
Against the Coronavirus Corporate Bailout ([link removed])
by Jeff Deist
The Hill
The Modern Free Market Is Making this Plague Almost Tolerable ([link removed])
by Editorial
Washington Examiner
Bankruptcy, Not Bailouts ([link removed])
by Mark Nestmann
Nestmann.com
ECONOMICS
Florida Cracks Down on “Price Gouging” at the Worst-Possible Time ([link removed])
by Donald J. Boudreaux
AIER
LIBERTARIANISM
TGIF: Libertarianism in Emergencies ([link removed])
by Sheldon Richman
Free Association
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Defendants Who Can’t Tell Right from Wrong Shouldn’t Be Convicted ([link removed])
by Editorial
Los Angeles Times
IMMIGRATION
The False Security of Closed Borders ([link removed])
by The Exile
Open the Borders. Open the Prison Gates. ([link removed])
by Khury Petersen-Smith
Foreign Policy in Focus
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