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** SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020
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In the old days, politicians could always put forward some economist who had discovered a Keynesian “multiplier” to justify more boondoggle spending. Nowadays, “science” is the magic word used to justify any and every restriction on American freedom.
– James Bovard, "Hacksawing the Economy ([link removed]) " [2020]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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May 29, 2020
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Notwithstanding all the death, violence, and corruption the U.S. government’s drug war has spawned in the United States, it has wreaked much more damage in Mexico. Since 2006, when Mexico began fiercely cracking down in the drug war at the behest of U.S. officials, the number of deaths and people who have disappeared because of the drug war exceed 200,000. At ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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THE FREE MARKET
Hacksawing the Economy ([link removed])
by James Bovard
Mises Institute
Why Didn't the 1958 and 1918 Pandemics Destroy the Economy? Hint: It's the Lockdowns ([link removed])
by Ryan McMaken
Mises Institute
EDUCATION
One Good Thing about the Lockdown ([link removed])
by Ron Paul
Ron Paul Institute
REGULATION
The Pandemic Is a Reminder That Many Regulations Are Both Costly and Unnecessary ([link removed])
by Peter Suderman
Reason
The Coronavirus Pandemic Shows the Folly of Medical‐Licensing Laws ([link removed])
by Jeffrey A. Singer
and Richard P. Menger
Cato Institute
FOREIGN POLICY
The End of War As We Know It? ([link removed])
by Danny Sjursen
Antiwar.com
How To Honor Memorial Day: Stop Sacrificing Troops in Endless Wars ([link removed])
by Doug Bandow
Antiwar.com
It’s Time to Mothball the IMF ([link removed])
by Steve H. Hanke
Cato Institute
SOCIALISM
What Weimar Germany Teaches Us about Universal Basic Income ([link removed])
by Zilvinas Silenas
Foundation for Economic Education
ECONOMICS
To Help Americans Suffering During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Policymakers Need to Reduce Barriers to Employment ASAP ([link removed])
by Brogan Feeley
Foundation for Economic Education
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