Too often, protesters miss opportunities for constructive change because they fail to champion specific measures that would create long-term benefits.

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June 16, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

What the George Floyd Protesters Should Demand: Five Top Reforms ([link removed])
By Lawrence J. McQuillan (The Beacon, 6/10/20)
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Too often, protesters miss opportunities for constructive change because they fail to champion specific measures that would create long-term benefits. To prevent the needless loss of life at the hands of police, today’s protestors should demand reforms that give neighborhoods more options for better policing, that make individual police officers more accountable, and that eliminate unnecessary laws that increase police violence. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] To Serve and Protect Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice ([link removed])
By Bruce L. Benson
Police Unions and Officer Privileges ([link removed])
By Tate Fegley (The Independent Review, Fall 2020)
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Most police unions in the largest U.S. cities have succeeded, through collective-bargaining agreements, in securing for their members various protections that raise the cost of disciplining individual police officers for misconduct. These protections, which are a form of compensation, undermine the ability of the criminal justice system, civil law, and civilian oversight to hold officers accountable. READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Five Deadly Sins of Private Health Insurance ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 5/26/20)
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The market for health insurance features lots of competition, but it’s superficial competition that’s limited by a variety of government regulations. As a result, patients enroll in the wrong health plans; health plans can’t correct enrollment mistakes or subcontract for 24/7 primary care; patients can’t manage their own health care budgets; and health plans are getting the wrong price for the wrong patient. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] A Better Choice Healthcare Solutions for America ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Is the University of California Committing Suicide? Equity vs. Excellence ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 5/26/20)
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The University of California is considered the top public university in America, due both to its extraordinary research prowess and its selectivity in admissions. Its recent decision to phase out the use of SAT and ACT exams, and its weakening of faculty control over academic standards, are morally suspect and risk hurting the university’s reputation for excellence. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
One Cheer for Trump’s Troop Withdrawal from Germany ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland (The American Conservative, 6/11/20)
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President Trump’s announced withdrawal of up to 28 percent of the U.S. troops stationed in Germany is a tiny step toward a long-overdue pullout of American military forces from Europe. The United States needs to let the Europeans bear the main responsibility for dealing with Russians on their continent, so we can focus on the larger problem in East Asia of 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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* Coronavirus Lockdowns to Cause Earlier Insolvency of Failing Public Employee Pensions ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* What the George Floyd Protesters Should Demand: Five Top Reforms ([link removed]) , by Lawrence J. McQuillan
* Is Anyone Fact-Checking Twitter’s Fact-Checkers? ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Created Equal Provides Long Overdue Balance to Clarence Thomas’s Narrative ([link removed]) , by Samuel R. Staley


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* Is a Law School Meltdown Coming? ([link removed]) , by Richard Vedder
* George Floyd, Qualified Immunity, and Justice ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann


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