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Panel of economists agree: Only libertarian ideas can save the economy
“We assembled five prominent economists from across the political spectrum. We gave them a simple task: Identify major economic policies they could all stand behind,” National Public Radio reports: “They did. They gave us five tax proposals — plus one change to the criminal code — that every one of them could support wholeheartedly, from […]
Read moreHow Strong Property Rights Promote Social Equality
Timothy B. Lee, writing in Forbes, says in part: In today’s poetic justice news, Star Wars creator George Lucas is planning to take revenge on his meddlesome Marin Valley neighbors. For years, he’s been trying to get permission to build a new studio in Marin County. But his neighbors wouldn’t budge, insisting that it was […]
Read moreZogby: Obama in trouble as his 2008 youth vote turns Libertarian
John Zogby, writing for Forbes, writes that Barack Obama’s biggest obstacle to re-election may be disillusioned voters turning libertarian: Mitt Romney has spent months selling himself to the Republican base. Now, Barack Obama is working overtime trying to re-sell himself to his base of voters age 18-29.Team Obama knows that hard times and the growing […]
Read moreThe four best legal arguments against ObamaCare
Damon W. Root, senior editor of Reason magazine and Reason.com, lays out the case: 1: The Individual Mandate Violates the Original Meaning of the Constitution 2. The Individual Mandate Rests on an Unbounded and Unprincipled Assertion of Federal Power 3. The Individual Mandate Cannot Be Justified Under Existing Supreme Court Precedent 4. The Individual Mandate […]
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