Joe Biden promised to establish a bipartisan commission to make recommendations for the Supreme Court.
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November 10, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

Any Bipartisan Commission’s Effort to Reform the Supreme Court Will Fail ([link removed])
By Ronald L. Trowbridge (The Hill, 11/3/20)
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Joe Biden promised that, if elected president, he would establish a bipartisan commission to make recommendations for the Supreme Court. Whatever reforms such a committee may propose, the nation’s highest court will always have a controlling political bias. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Beyond Politics The Roots of Government Failure (Revised and Updated Edition) ([link removed])
By Randy Simmons
Public Option Health Plans Haven’t Lowered Premiums ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman and Ed Haislmaier (National Review, 10/8/20)
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Joe Biden has called for a “public option” that would compete against private health insurers. Experience shows, however, that government-sponsored plans can’t offer lower premiums unless the regulatory playing field is tilted against private insurers. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] New Way to Care Social Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Biden and Trump: ‘Higher Education: What’s That?’ ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/2/20)
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The 2020 presidential campaigns almost completely neglected any mention of higher education. One reason may be the increasingly negative attitudes of Americans toward colleges and universities. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Death of a Propositional Nation ([link removed])
By William J. Watkins, Jr. (Chronicles, 10/1/20)
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President Abraham Lincoln stated that our nation’s founders had been “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Activists who once were content to topple statues of Confederate heroes are now demanding that Lincoln suffer the same fate. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Crossroads for Liberty Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution ([link removed])
By William J. Watkins, Jr.
That Day My Father Won the Nobel Prize ([link removed])
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Merion West, 10/16/20)
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Is it necessary to know the details of a writer’s life if one is to understand his work? In the case of Nobel laureate novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, the answer may be that no biography is capable of explaining all the mysteries that helped make him such a unique voice in world literature. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Liberty for Latin America How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression ([link removed])
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* Court Packing: The Left’s Orwellian Redefinition ([link removed]) , by Randall G. Holcombe
* Riots Redux: Whither Portland . . . and the U.S.A? ([link removed]) , by Jonathan Bean
* Was Dr. Fauci Right about Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research? ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Is the Presidential Election Winner Ready to Face a Mammoth Debt Crisis? ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann

Catalyst: New Articles
* Election Day Was a Green Wave for Marijuana Legalization ([link removed]) , by Jon Miltimore
* The 2020 Election Should Shed Light on Central Planning ([link removed]) , by Jon Miltimore
* The Many Benefits of Road Pricing ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* Trump’s Trade Wars Failed to Restore Manufacturing Jobs ([link removed]) , by Brad Polumbo
* Future of Democracy Depends on Postal Reform ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand


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