Who will bear the ultimate cost of the rioting? If you said black people, you are right.
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George Floyd Protesters Seek a ‘Diverse’ Police Department — But Will That Matter?
The racial “diversity” achieved by city police departments, as in New York City and Los Angeles, has not and will not stop charges of “institutional racism” as long as many of the “reformers'” true intent is for black criminals to go unpunished.
Why I Support Justice For George Floyd But Oppose The BLM Organization
The actions and demands of the organizers behind the “Black Lives Matter” organization show that they are not worthy of the name.
How Populism Turns a Constitutional Republic Into A Democracy
Populism is what happens when a republic becomes a democracy, and politicians must curry the favor of voters in order to win office.
Race and Riots
Burning police stations and looting stores won’t speed that progress. It sets us back.
Twitter is Private Property President Trump
Letting President Trump use the police power of the government to fight the Left is self-contradictory. “If the owners of a media platform do not get to decide who can appear on it, then who gets to make that decision?” Government force will not achieve freedom. It will only achieve tyranny.
Radical OSTP Proposal Would Undermine American Research and Sacrifice American Intellectual Property
The Trump Administration should not permit the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to eviscerate the key constitutional and economic function of copyright law by forcing U.S. intellectual property owners to give away their copyrighted works for free to China and the rest of the world.
“Certificate of Need” Laws Protect Healthcare Cartels
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia enforce some version, whereby a state board or commission artificially limits the number of hospitals and emergency rooms built or medical devices or services acquired.
The Coronavirus Doesn’t Override the Constitution
Politicians rush to limit our choices in the name of “keeping us safe.”
Government Regulation Does Not Make us Safe—Capitalism Does
So which is more effective in keeping us—as customers and employees—safe: the government bureaucrat with no personal incentive, or the businessman, whose profits and reputation depend on the safety and satisfaction of his employees and customers?
Tripartite Governance: A Guidepost for Proper Policymaking
There are three main types of governance: public governance, private governance, and personal governance. Think of these as “the 3 Ps of governance.”
Insider Trading Laws Are About Envy, Not What’s Good for the Country
Insider trading laws are simply the ruling bureaucratic elite’s means toward total power.
Regulators Helping To Make Pandemics Worse
Politicians and bureaucrats continue to push and implement the most infuriating and misguided regulations and policies they can dream up.
Crackdown on ‘Price Gouging’ Benefits Politicians and The Media
So-called “price gouging” is a gimmick used by politicians and the media to rally supporters and viewers.
Controls Breed More Controls
How government regulation (controls) turned the COVID-19 health issue into a full-blown pandemic.
Politicians Not Letting The Coronavirus Crisis Go To Waste
In normal times the government supports many bad, irresponsible, and unjust policies, driven in part by perverse incentives. Not the least of these is an imprudent eagerness to please special interests. Emergencies and the resulting panic only further loosen whatever weak restraints there normally are against government misbehavior and malfunction.
Anti-Gig-Work Laws Benefit Politicians and Punish Freelance Workers
Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime,...
Licensing vs. Freedom of Compeition
Licensing requirements generally restrict the supply of services in the licensed industry by prohibiting some perfectly competent workers from working as providers.
Michael Bloomberg: Stop, Question and Frisk
Black people must ask what needs to be done to stop criminals from preying on them and making so many of their communities economic wastelands.
Patents and Copyrights Matter
Adam Mossoff interview with Elan Journo on patents and copyrights.
Congress Should Reform Patent Eligibility Doctrine to Preserve the U.S. Innovation Economy
It is time for Congress to restore balance to a patent system that has historically secured the fruits of inventive labors with reliable and effective property rights in inventions and discoveries.
Bad Laws Punish Victimless “Crimes” with No Criminal Intent
“At the federal level, 98% of criminal laws are not passed by elected representatives. They are created by unelected bureaucrats who don’t have to answer to anyone.”
The United States of America is Not a Democracy
If we’ve become a democracy, it would represent a deep betrayal of our founders, who saw democracy as another form of tyranny.
Uber Resists So-Called “Gig Work” Law
The government’s restricting Uber’s, its drivers’ and riders’ freedom of choice is immoral.
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