Why did the West place such great emphasis on individual sovereignty? How did this ethos contribute to freedom and prosperity?
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July 30, 2019 | Weekly Newsletter
Watch: The Meaning and Reality of Individual Sovereignty ([link removed])
With Jordan B. Peterson
[link removed] Why did the West place such great emphasis on individual sovereignty? How did this ethos contribute to freedom and human well-being? Why is individual sovereignty now under attack by critics on the left and the right who offer the alternative of collective identity? Drawing on his international bestseller, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, renown psychologist and public intellectual Dr. Jordan B. Peterson addressed these and related questions at a very special, sold-out event in San Francisco, hosted by the Independent Institute. WATCH » ([link removed])
New Book Shows Why Socialism Is Nothing to Toast ([link removed])
By Benjamin Powell and Robert A. Lawson
[link removed] Today millions of Americans are flocking to the socialist banner, but do they understand the threat to economic prosperity and social harmony that socialism entails? In their new book Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell and Research Fellow Robert Lawson present firsthand accounts from across the globe to affirm that socialism not only fails to deliver on any of its utopian promises, but it directly undermines material and social well-being. BUY THE BOOK » ([link removed])
The Worst Budget Deal in History ([link removed])
By Craig Eyermann (The Beacon, 7/23/19)
[link removed] Last week’s bipartisan budget agreement ensures trillion-dollar deficits and a 22 percent increase in discretionary spending over President Trump’s first term. Although federal spending grew faster during the most profligate years of the Bush and Obama administrations, no honest observer can suggest that the current White House and Congress are exemplars of fiscal responsibility. READ MORE » ([link removed])
How Trump Is Reforming Medicare, Part II ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman and Lawrence J. Wedekind (Forbes, 7/12/19)
[link removed] The Trump administration is making fundamental changes to Medicare. Reforms for hospital price transparency, drug advertising price transparency, paperwork reduction, the advent of concierge medicine, and administration efforts to eliminate drug rebates and gag clauses will result in a system shaped more by individual choice and market forces. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] A Better Choice Healthcare Solutions for America ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
The Growth in Tuition Insurance ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 6/17/19)
[link removed] About 40 percent of college students fail to graduate in six years, and the prospect of having no degree and perhaps $50,000 in college loan debts can be daunting. Along with income-share agreements, tuition insurance may become an important tool for many students to mitigate the risks. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
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