Can 10 months really make a real difference in America? Not normally. But weld together a hard-left socialist agenda with the control...
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November 10, 2021 | Weekly Newsletter

Trickle-Down Bidenism ([link removed])
By Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)
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Can 10 months really make a real difference in America? Not normally. But weld together a hard-left socialist agenda with the control of the White House and Congress onto the combined forces of progressive woke media, Silicon Valley, the corporate boardrooms, the entertainment industry, academia, and the Wall Street borg—all in the age of instant and intrusive communications—and it’s no wonder a country, even a nation as resilient as the United States, can descend quite quickly in ways that make America almost unrecognizable. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Liberty in PerilDemocracy and Power in American History ([link removed])
By Randall G. Holcombe
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When Is a Constitutional Right Not a Right? ([link removed])
By Stephen P. Halbrook (The Wall Street Journal)
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If you want to carry a firearm in New York state, you need to convince a local official that you have “proper cause.” That’s easy in some counties but almost impossible in others, including New York City. Last Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen about whether this policy is unconstitutional. READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Right to Bear ArmsA Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class? ([link removed])
By Stephen P. Halbrook
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So They’re Trying to Shut You Up ([link removed])
By David A. Downs, Robert P. George, Keith E. Whittington (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Calls to take disciplinary action against—and even fire—professors for saying controversial things have become disconcertingly common. Students, administrators, and sometimes even faculty colleagues demand that a professor be punished for expressing dissent publicly—and even privately—from certain widely held views on campus. Politicians and political activists have also gotten into the act, sometimes insisting that a professor be fired before the sun goes down. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus ([link removed])
By Donald A. Downs
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That’s Not Real Socialism! ([link removed])
By Alexander William Salter (National Review)
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Is America having a socialist moment? It’s quite fashionable to play with socialist ideas. It’s much less fashionable to be a socialist. Democrats are more likely than ever to embrace the label. Republicans strongly condemn it. If we understand that socialism is about the efficient management of the economy, it is as dead as a doornail. The economists Ludwig von Mises and F. A. Hayek put that theory to rest by demonstrating that it’s impossible for socialism to out-produce capitalism and uplift the poor. As regulated market economies are fundamentally different from centrally controlled economies, let’s not fall into the trap of helping D.C. busybodies revive a dead economic philosophy. READ MORE » ([link removed])
ChoiceCooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy
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The Rest of America Should Learn from California’s Smart-City Missteps ([link removed])
By Jonathan Hofer, Christopher B. Briggs (Human Events)
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The rise of the “internet of things” refers, as just about everybody knows, to the interconnectedness of all those everyday items that send and receive data. But did you know this phenomenon is about to transform, not only everything else, but also the way cities operate? “Smart cities” are here. They deploy a lot of cutting-edge technologies, sensors, and physical devices—and, by design, also get a lot of “help” from Big Data. This evolution could put, and has put, civil liberties and the security of citizens at risk. Worried? You should be. READ MORE » ([link removed])
American SurveillanceIntelligence, Privacy, and the Fourth Amendment ([link removed])
By Anthony Gregory
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Are Colleges Causing National Decline? Should We Tax Them? ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes)
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Most think the enormous growth in college enrollments in the last half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st contributed to our prosperity and high quality of life. Yet during the period, one could argue that America’s exceptionalism and its primacy in world affairs began an accelerating decline. And universities arguably played a role in several indicators of decline, suggesting Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman was prescient in suggesting in a 2003 email to me that perhaps we should be taxing universities for their negative spillover effects rather than subsidizing them for alleged “positive externalities.” READ MORE » ([link removed])
Restoring the PromiseHigher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
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Gain of Function Controversy Demands Greater Scrutiny for Government-Funded Science ([link removed])
By Raymond J. March (AIER)
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From his National Geographic documentary to the children’s book about his life, Dr. Anthony Fauci has certainly become a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the reemergence of an alarming controversy has many calling for his arrest. More evidence of the NIH’s involvement in funding “gain of function” research continues to surface, linking financial ties to highly controversial experiments. Did Dr. Fauci knowingly lie about the NIH’s role? What other involvement did the US government have with these projects? Did funding gain-of-function research lead to the Covid-19 pandemic? READ MORE » ([link removed])
BOOK REVIEW: ScientocracyThe Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Summer 2020
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The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* Does President Biden’s Spending Plan Pay for Itself? ([link removed]) , by Randall G. Holcombe
* White Coat Waste Meets White Coat Supremacy ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* A Woke Viewpoint on Integration ([link removed]) , by Randall G. Holcombe
* For Want of Trucks, Christmas May be Lost for Many American Families ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann

Catalyst: New Articles
* Not All Executive Orders Are Created Equal ([link removed]) , by Brady Leonard
* Can Flixbus Save Greyhound? ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer


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