Joe Biden promised to unify Americans, but this contradicts his support for pro-union measures...
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December 16, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

Being Pro-Union Means Being Anti-Worker ([link removed])
By Gary M. Galles (Mises Wire, 11/23/20)
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Joe Biden promised to unify Americans, but this contradicts his support for pro-union measures such as the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. If it ever became law, the legislation would further divide the nation by dismantling safeguards against union monopoly in the private sector and worsening other laws that deny workers their freedom of association. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Liberty in Peril Democracy and Power in American History ([link removed])
By Randall G. Holcombe
Will the Real Princeton and Case Western Reserve Please Stand Up? ([link removed])
By Richard Vedder (Forbes, 12/14/20)
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Princeton and Case Western are just two of the several prominent universities that have issued contradictory statements about freedom of expression on campus—the opposite of the unambiguous stand taken by the University of Chicago. Fortunately, the number of schools with anti-free speech policies appears to be in decline. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Why Walter Williams Was the People’s Economist ([link removed])
By Benjamin Powell (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 12/13/20)
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As evidenced by his weekly syndicated column, the late Walter Williams excelled at explaining complex economic ideas in an easy-to-understand, often humorous manner. Whether highlighting the negative impacts of minimum-wage legislation or the anti-market thrust of South Africa’s apartheid system, he never missed an opportunity to underscore how thwarting voluntary exchange harmed the most vulnerable members of society. READ MORE » ([link removed])

VIDEO: 7/20/1999 Event: Liberty and the Failures of Government ([link removed])
Featuring Walter E. Williams
[link removed] BOOK REVIEW: The Origins and Demise of South African Apartheid ([link removed])
Reviewed by Walter E. Williams
The Independent Review, Summer 1999
At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, Leftists Turn Against Merit ([link removed])
By K. Lloyd Billingsley (American Thinker, 10/30/20)
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San Francisco’s Board of Education voted unanimously in October to set aside for one year merit-based admissions at the city’s leading public high school. The change is allegedly due to the pandemic, but parents have reason to believe there’s more to it. READ MORE » ([link removed])

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