Black American responses to slavery and Jim Crow historically emphasized human agency, sought liberation, and rejected despair.
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January 19, 2021 | Weekly Newsletter

How the Left Hijacked Civil Rights ([link removed])
By Robert L. Woodson, Sr. and Joshua Mitchell (The Wall Street Journal, 1/15/21)
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Black American responses to slavery and Jim Crow historically emphasized human agency, sought liberation, and rejected despair. The fruits of the civil-rights movement’s hard labor will be lost unless we return to these universal themes. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Race & Liberty in AmericaThe Essential Reader ([link removed])
Edited by Jonathan J. Bean
Higher Education Needs to Share the Blame for National Disunity ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (1/14/21)
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The siege of the U.S. Capitol culminated years of rioting and destruction that have frayed the fabric of the American Republic. Higher education can help restore national unity by shedding its penchant for identity politics, its cultural smugness, and its distractions that discourage schools from focusing on academic excellence and the promotion of wisdom. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the PromiseHigher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Will Blue State Refugees Ruin Red States? ([link removed])
By Benjamin Powell (The American Spectator, 12/28/20)
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Some people in low-tax, business-friendly states worry that new residents will bring the same attitudes and voting habits that made life increasingly difficult in the states from which they fled. This worry is based on the mistaken assumption that the newcomers are representative of those responsible for enacting higher taxes and anti-business regulations in the states where the migrants once lived. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] The Economics of ImmigrationMarket-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy ([link removed])
Edited by Benjamin Powell
The Fed Won’t Save Us from the Growing Jobs Recession ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy (Mises Wire, 12/28/20)
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As of mid-December 2020, the Federal Reserve holds some $7.3 trillion in assets—an astonishing one-year growth of $3.2 trillion. The Fed’s balance sheet expansion sets the stage for both price inflation and a major recession after the inflationary bubble bursts. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] ChoiceCooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy
The Downsides to Biden’s Plan for Free College Tuition ([link removed])
By Ronald L. Trowbridge (American Thinker, 1/9/21)
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The President-elect’s proposal would discourage high-school students from earning good grades and eventually bring higher education under greater federal control. It would also spark a spending spree on the nation’s campuses—spending paid for by taxpayers who may not have even gone to college. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the PromiseHigher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* California Already Showcases Chinese Infrastructure Influence, and a Lot More ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Free Speech Is Hard. Its Alternative Is Worse. ([link removed]) , by Mary L. G. Theroux
* The Jim Crow Legacy of Southern Military Bases ([link removed]) , by Samuel R. Staley
* Venezuela Goes Digital–It Won’t Fix the Problem ([link removed]) , by Abigail R. Hall Blanco
* Federal Burden of Regulation to Increase ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Voice, Loyalty, Exit, and BLM ([link removed]) , by Abigail R. Hall Blanco
* Is It Time for Republicans to Move Past Trump? ([link removed]) , by Randall G. Holcombe
* Powerful, Unaccountable Senior Executive Service Calls for SOS from Taxpayers ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* The Bureaucrats of the Year ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann

Catalyst: New Articles
* The Pandemic Proves U.S. Healthcare Is Underrated ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand
* Martin Luther King’s Goal Was To Unite America ([link removed]) , by Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna
* How Would a Free-Market Transportation System Work? ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* So, Should Public Transit Still Exist? ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* If Transport Is Privatized, Who Will Build the Roads? ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* Three Random New Year’s Resolutions for Millennials ([link removed]) , by Luka Ladan


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