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** FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
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Misuse of government power, particularly in times of stress, has brought suffering to humanity in all ages about which we have authentic history. Some of the world's noblest and finest men have suffered ignominy and death for no crime — unless unorthodoxy is a crime. Even enlightened Athens had its victims such as Socrates. Because of the same kind of bigotry, Jesus, the great Dissenter, was put to death on a wooden cross. The flames of inquisitions all over the world have warned that men endowed with unlimited government power, even earnest men, consecrated to a cause, are dangerous.
– Hugo L. Black, "The Bill of Rights ([link removed]) " [1960]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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February 28, 2025
The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Are Standing for "Freedom" and "Free Markets"? ([link removed])
In an editorial this week, the conservative Wall Street Journal chided Jeff Bezos, the owner of the liberal Washington Post, for Bezos’s announcement that henceforth the Post would be standing for “personal liberties and free markets.” The Journal pointed out that Bezos’s phraseology is remarkably similar to that employed by the Journal, which is “free markets and free people.” The Journal ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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JFK
Regime Change: JFK and Allende, Part 1 ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation
THE FREE SOCIETY
TGIF: The Aim of Classical Liberalism ([link removed])
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Trump Dismantling a ‘Government by Experts’ ([link removed])
by Andrew P. Napolitano
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THE FREE MARKET
Against the Idea of ‘Too Much’ Consumer Choice ([link removed])
by Matthew Lau
National Review
IMMIGRATION
Kern County Immigration Raid Offers Glimpse into New Reality for California Farmworkers ([link removed])
by Rebecca Plevin, Andrea Castillo and Rachel Uranga
Los Angeles Times
ECONOMICS
Rethinking Trade Deficits: Foreign Dollar Holdings Are Really US Exports ([link removed])
by Donald J. Boudreaux
AIER
Trump Wants the Dollar to Be Mighty But Weak. It Makes No Sense. ([link removed])
by Benn Steil
Barron's
CONSTITUTION
The Real, Forgotten Enforcement Mechanism of the Constitution ([link removed])
by Michael Boldin
Tenth Amendment Center
FREE TRADE
Free Trade Is an IQ test ([link removed])
by Dan Hannan
Washington Examiner
Trump’s Tariffs Will Punish Michigan ([link removed])
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Wall Street Journal
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