The Martha’s Vineyard experience: a unique opportunity for the nation to assess modern bicoastal progressivism—as utterly fraudulent...
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September 27, 2022 • Weekly Newsletter
Martha’s Meltdown Model ([link removed])
Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)
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The Martha’s Vineyard experience: a unique opportunity for the nation to assess modern bicoastal progressivism—as utterly fraudulent. An apartheid-living managerial class virtue-signals that open borders are an unmitigated blessing, just as long as the illegal migrants don’t make it to elite walled or moated enclaves. READ MORE » ([link removed])

WATCH: Victor Davis Hanson | The Dying Citizen ([link removed])

Is Latin America Beyond Hope? ([link removed])
Alvaro Vargas Llosa (American Spectator)
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The jury is still out. Yes, two-thirds of Chile’s voters recently rejected the new constitution proposed by a convention made up mostly of loonies. But that won’t be enough. The region will have to suffer a lot more before the looming crisis forces open opportunities for real liberty and prosperity. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Liberty for Latin AmericaHow to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression ([link removed])
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa
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Special Master Ruling Smacks of Excessive Reverence for the Imperial Presidency ([link removed])
Ivan Eland (Real Clear Policy)
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Take-away #1 from Federal Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to appoint a special master in the Mar-a-Lago case? The imperial presidency now enjoys protections against court-ordered search warrants that ordinary citizens could only dream of. How did we get here? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Eleven PresidentsPromises vs. Results in Achieving Limited Government ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland
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Medicare Prescription Drugs: A Case Study in Government Failure ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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Given the freedom to do so, private health insurance can meet patient needs far more effectively than government health plans. And, as Medicare Advantage (a Republican innovation) shows, even a little freedom helps—a lot. READ MORE » ([link removed])
New Way to CareSocial Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
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