reason.com: 16 Red States File Lawsuit Challenging Biden "Parole in Place" Program for Undocumented Immigrant Spouses of US Citizens -- https://tinyurl.com/2xmmh4hz -- The lawsuit deserves to lose. But it may well lead to a prolonged legal battle. #liberty #news
reason.com: Nuclear War: A Scenario Is a Disaster Porn Thriller -- https://tinyurl.com/2yjkw7f6 -- Author Annie Jacobsen envisions a swift end of the world after nuclear conflict erupts. #liberty #news
reason.com: AI Fabricates More than Fake Legal Authorities -- https://tinyurl.com/2ck5kmab -- It can make up fake movie review quotes too. #liberty #news
mises.org: Past Tense -- https://tinyurl.com/2ahgco7e -- Mark discusses the issues of homelessness, poverty, technology, and government in two 1995 episodes of the Star Trek series, Deep Space 9. #liberty #news
mises.org: Presidential Election or Economic Illiteracy Contest? -- https://tinyurl.com/23nx27kd -- While we experience the predictable economic consequences of bad economic policies, the two main presidential candidates seem to be competing in an unspoken contest to demonstrate profound economic illiteracy. Unfortunately, whoever wins in this contest, we lose. #liberty #news
reason.com: Ford Wants To Build Hybrids Instead of All-Electric Cars. The EPA Hates That. -- https://tinyurl.com/28dwu6kn -- The automaker is choosing to prioritize hybrids, which are more popular and provide a better option for many motorists. But the EPA only foresees a minor role for hybrids. #liberty #news
reason.com: Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC -- https://tinyurl.com/23xesvg8 -- The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums. #liberty #news
mises.org: Thousands of Years Later, Price Controls Are Still a Bad Idea -- https://tinyurl.com/2bmhwwms -- In 301 AD, Roman emperor Diocletian implemented price ceilings on over 1,200 goods. His edict shows that not much has changed regarding the politics and economics of price controls. #liberty #news
reason.com: RFK Jr. Spread Some Libertarian Ideas, Then Sold Out to Trump -- https://tinyurl.com/27mmgrlh -- The independent candidate deserves credit for promoting some liberty-friendly causes. #liberty #news
mises.org: Be Prepared to Hear More about Taxes, Taxes, Taxes -- https://tinyurl.com/22olydng -- With the U.S. Government engaged in out-of-control spending, we are looking at tax increases in the coming years. And even if Congress does not pass official tax hikes, we will see the government seizing wealth via inflation. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Classical Economists’ Theory of Value Was More Sophisticated than You Think -- https://tinyurl.com/23d2cvfo -- Bob quotes from David Ricardo to show that the classical economists understood that utility was essential to explaining market value, but then he also explains why the Marginalist Revolution was a scientific advancement. #liberty #news
reason.com: Tim Walz Keeps Lying -- https://tinyurl.com/24upkuym -- About IVF, his military service, and more. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Perpetual Struggle of Libertarian Candidates: Why They Face an Uphill Battle -- https://tinyurl.com/ys6umvjt -- Why do libertarian candidates face an uphill battle in the duopolistic system? Which party is more likely to ally with libertarian principles? #liberty #news
mises.org: The New Minimum Wage Increase in Nigeria is a Pyrrhic Victory for Organized Labor -- https://tinyurl.com/25fca5rq -- The Nigerian government has passed a new minimum wage law, and The Usual Suspects are happy because the country is getting a raise. Economic reality, however, will set in soon enough as people find that government edicts do not create wealth. #liberty #news
mises.org: Back to the Future With Price Controls -- https://tinyurl.com/2yxmy9ap -- Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris is demonstrating why monetary debasement has always been a favorite way for government officials to plunder the citizenry. #liberty #news
reason.com: Economic Liberty Now Has No Place In Either Party -- https://tinyurl.com/27a4qlo8 -- The rise of neopopulism means those who prioritize free markets have no political home. #liberty #news
reason.com: America Is Ready To Party -- https://tinyurl.com/24justtp -- Which is not the same as party politics at all. #liberty #news
reason.com: Neither Harris Nor Her Party Perceives Any Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control -- https://tinyurl.com/24637dcn -- The 2024 Democratic platform devotes five paragraphs to firearm restrictions but does not even allude to the Second Amendment. #liberty #news
reason.com: How Does the Democratic Party Actually Feel About Billionaires? -- https://tinyurl.com/29qdm7xn -- Sen. Bernie Sanders calls them oligarchs, while Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets cheers when touting his own billionaire status. #liberty #news
mises.org: Kamala Harris Is Not a Radical Communist, but That Makes Her Even More Dangerous -- https://tinyurl.com/26nrmo6o -- Trump has taken to calling Kamala Harris a communist. But a real communist president would be hemmed in by the political class, who wants to keep the profits they’re extracting from us, and limited by a commitment to principles. Harris will not have that problem. #liberty #news