Not much. The polls told us that 85 percent of the population thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. Yet, voters went out...
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November 22, 2022 • Weekly Newsletter
What Difference Did the Election Make? ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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Not much. The polls told us that 85 percent of the population thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. Yet, voters went out and reelected almost all the incumbents. What’s going on? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Beyond PoliticsThe Roots of Government Failure (Revised and Updated Edition) ([link removed])
By Randy Simmons
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Can’t Get Taylor Swift Tickets? Blame Other Fans, Not Ticketmaster ([link removed])
Art Carden (Forbes)
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So who is to blame for the Taylor Swift ticket meltdown? Ticketmaster? Ticket scalpers? Taylor Swift? No, fans are at fault. There are only thousands of tickets but millions of fans. It’s called: supply and demand. And they rule the universe. READ MORE » ([link removed])
ChoiceCooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy
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End the COVID National Emergency Now ([link removed])
Sen. Rand Paul (Washington Examiner)
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In his classic book, Crisis and Leviathan, Robert Higgs demonstrated that governments justify the exercise of extraordinary powers during an emergency, but when the crisis ends, officials never restore the liberties they suspended. Covid is over—but where is our freedom? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Crisis and LeviathanCritical Episodes in the Growth of American Government (25th Anniversary Edition) ([link removed])
By Robert Higgs
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As California Schools Fall Even Further, A Charter School Shows How To Succeed ([link removed])
Lee E. Ohanian (California on Your Mind)
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Only about one in four California students is proficient in math. Or in English. Or in science. But the Kairos charter school in Vacaville, California, is showing a bright way forward. And (you guessed it) the public-school monopolists aren’t happy. READ MORE » ([link removed])
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By James Tooley
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