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The Threat of Artificially Low Interest Rates ([link removed] )

by Pavel Mordasov

The Federal Reserve announced it is cutting rates for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. Is lowering interest rates to encourage further borrowing really what the United States needs considering household and corporate debt are at all-time highs?

THE FED’S DECISION TO LOWER RATES HAS RECEIVED DISDAIN FROM TWO FED OFFICIALS. ([link removed] )

Studies Find No Evidence That Assault Weapon Bans Reduce Homicide Rates ([link removed] )

by Being Classically Liberal

While initiatives against assault weapons may seem like “common sense” to advocates, if one takes the time to examine the data and evidence, it becomes abundantly clear that gun control in this form will do little do reduce gun violence.

THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT ASSAULT WEAPON BANS OR BUYBACKS WILL HAVE LITTLE IF ANY EFFECT ON RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE. ([link removed] )

Lessons from Weimar Germany for the Portland Extremists ([link removed] )

by Griffin Daughtry

Ideology is what is fueling the violence carried out by individuals on the streets of Portland. What Antifa fails to realize is that waving communist flags and punching Nazis doesn’t pacify hatred; it only incites more violence.

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Why College Tuition Is so Expensive ([link removed] )

by Jon Miltimore

"3,800%," Sen. Bernie Sanders recently tweeted. "That's how much the cost of four-year public college has increased since 1964."

The year Sanders cites is important.

TODAY ROUGHLY 90 PERCENT OF ALL STUDENT LOANS ARE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OVERSEES $1.3 TRILLION IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT. ([link removed] )

35 Years Later, Antitrust Lawyers Are Making the Same Ma Bell Mistake ([link removed] )

by Courtland Culver

American anti-trust laws are borne out of good intentions. However, history has shown that more often than not, it does more harm than good. There is no reason to believe that the Sprint-T-Mobile case will be any different.

LAST MONTH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AGREED TO ALLOW SPRINT AND T-MOBILE TO MERGE—UNDER A FEW CONDITIONS. ([link removed] )

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