mises.org: Equity, Racial Equality, and Wealth Redistribution -- https://tinyurl.com/2clznqwr -- When modern progressives claim to support equity, what they really mean is the confiscation of wealth and transferal of private property to politically-favored groups. These policies have a sorry history from Reconstruction and continued through the 20th century communist regimes. #liberty #news
mises.org: USAID: Antidote to Poverty or Forum for Corruption? -- https://tinyurl.com/258gu4wx -- Foreign direct aid has failed to alleviate worldwide poverty. Nations with secure property rights have prospered. #liberty #news
reason.com: California Concealed Carry Now Available to Out-of-Staters -- https://tinyurl.com/28bypl8l -- It’s a small step in the right direction for self-defense rights. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Dominican Republic is still deporting Haitian illegal aliens -- https://tinyurl.com/2deao7m5 -- Lower income countries like the D.R. often face much higher relative costs than rich countries when it comes to dealing with waves of migrants. #liberty #news
mises.org: Does Correlation Mean Causation? -- https://tinyurl.com/2chaemd7 -- Carl Menger wrote, “All things are subject to the law of cause and effect.” Unfortunately, modern academic economists all too often confuse correlation of economic phenomena with causality. #liberty #news
reason.com: "Can Speech Policy Protect Public Health?" to Appear in Utah Law Review -- https://tinyurl.com/26xbyvnn -- Using Speech to Address Public Choice Problems #liberty #news
reason.com: Deporting the Cancer Kid -- https://tinyurl.com/2bt3ggos -- Plus: Pell Grant fraud, New York mayoral candidate defaulting on student loans, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: How Tariffs Could Cause Shortages in American Stores -- https://tinyurl.com/28wusly7 -- A sharp decline in ocean freight from China during April is a sign of the supply chain issues that will begin hitting in May. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Cultural Consequences of the Welfare State -- https://tinyurl.com/2co23mbl -- The welfare state is supposed to signal the existence of the “compassionate” society that provides care for all. However, this “compassion” has resulted in the proliferation of social pathologies that undermine civilization itself. #liberty #news
reason.com: Brickbat: Red Card Penalty -- https://tinyurl.com/2bdt5aed -- A federal judge in New Hampshire ruled against a group of parents who wanted to wear pink wristbands with XX…The post Brickbat: Red Card Penalty appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
reason.com: More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives -- https://tinyurl.com/23dz2qje -- A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave. #liberty #news
reason.com: Researchers Accidentally Discovered an Ancient Megacity in a Mexican Jungle -- https://tinyurl.com/2cp7mvm8 -- Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Elusive Meaning of Equal Opportunities -- https://tinyurl.com/2aqppopo -- People claim to support “equal opportunity” over the idea of equal outcomes, but when one examines both concepts, it becomes obvious that neither is possible or even desirable. Murray Rothbard understood more than most that equality of opportunity is a chimera. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Do So Many Bad Economists Support the Austrian Position on Free Trade? -- https://tinyurl.com/22h268ee -- Why do mainstream economists suddenly think clearly when it comes to tariffs—but abandon logic elsewhere? Mark Thornton unpacks why even Krugman and Marx agree with Austrians on free trade. #liberty #news
reason.com: Can America Get Out of the Gerontocracy Trap? -- https://tinyurl.com/25uangml -- If voters so overwhelmingly prefer younger candidates, why are they underrepresented in politics? #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: April 26, 1995 -- https://tinyurl.com/23aex9bg -- 4/26/1995: U.S. v. Lopez decided.The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 26, 1995 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
mises.org: I, Pencil (And the Tariffs that Hinder Me) -- https://tinyurl.com/22y37sf7 -- This is a rendition of Leonard Read‘s famous, “I, Pencil,” but with a new twist: tariffs now restrict the importation of producers‘ goods needed to make the pencil, which means there will be fewer of them for us to use. #liberty #news
reason.com: DOGE Has Been a Smashing Success -- https://tinyurl.com/2anoylrl -- When compared to the most likely alternatives, DOGE has cut as much government as one could hope for. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Goldbug Variations -- https://tinyurl.com/23zt9gso -- Dr. Gordon reviews Quinn Slobodian‘s latest book trashing the Austrians, especially Murray Rothbard. Not surprisingly, Slobodian shows little understanding of the Austrians and economic history. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Administration Restores Thousands of Terminated Foreign Student Visa Records -- https://tinyurl.com/2aq5qn9s -- Earlier this month, 4,700 foreign students were at risk of detainment after ICE inexplicably terminated their visa records. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Economic Fallacies Underpinning Hitler’s Disastrous Views -- https://tinyurl.com/27h55ryy -- While focusing on the Holocaust, people often forget the economic fallacies of the Third Reich. Hitler‘s policies were based upon socialism and state control, a no regime can prosper under those condition. #liberty #news
reason.com: Judge Halts Federal Scrutiny of $200 Transactions -- https://tinyurl.com/2dfxyc5h -- The temporary restraining order allows time to challenge burdensome reporting requirement. #liberty #news