Topic: Government

Meritocracy and Multiculturalism

– November 11, 2022

“Will America come to an enduring settlement, not unlike our religious-political settlement, that puts race and ethnicity outside the ordinary bounds of political, educational, and employment decisions?” ~ John O. McGinnis

Free Markets, Government, Regulation

Biden Ignores the Fact That “Junk Fees” Aren’t Free

– November 10, 2022

“The economy is suffering enough under Biden’s overregulation, Congress’ overspending, and the Fed’s overprinting; the last thing it needs is another barrier to growth and organic competition.” ~ Vance Ginn

Art and Culture, Government, Philosophy

America the Friendless

– November 10, 2022

“We must encourage the civil associations that Tocqueville celebrated in Americans of the 1830s. Cultivating the mediating ‘little platoons’ found in gatherings of religious groups, book clubs, and hunting associations all can do much good on this project.” ~ Adam M. Carrington

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

John Adams On Liberty—America’s Rationale And Greatness

– November 9, 2022

“At a time when we often not only forget that liberty is both America’s rationale and its greatness, but routinely violate it, Americans would profit from returning to Adams’ wisdom.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Authoritarianism, Government, International

New Mao Lauds Old Mao: China’s Xi Jinping Takes Politburo on Communist Road Trip

– November 9, 2022

“The best that can be said of Xi is that he values stability, and would not intentionally plunge China into anything like the chaos in which Mao thrived.” ~ Doug Bandow

Government, International, Technology

A Seat at the Table: The Risks of Complacent Data Privacy Governance

– November 8, 2022

“Absent meaningful reforms to data privacy, the US risks standing idly by as governments around the world craft their own standards, at times inspired by doctrines antithetical to fundamental human rights values.” ~ April Liu & Ethan Yang

Crisis, Financial Markets, Government

A New Concern: Falling US Treasury Demand

– November 8, 2022

“The path forward is unclear, as the rise in yield rates necessary to induce greater demand could also mean higher costs in lending for both private and public actors.” ~ Zachary Shuter, Zhezheng Zhang, & Peter C. Earle

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Government

When Lying Becomes a Virtue, Civilization Declines

– November 7, 2022

“Just as in China, the moral character of Americans is being degraded. As more and more of us remain silent, morality degrades, and the social order on which we all depend loses its capacity to facilitate human flourishing.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Authoritarianism, Government, Philosophy, Technology

The Revolutionary Trigger

– November 7, 2022

“We have a duty to confront a vital-but-uncomfortable question: at what point must Americans take it upon ourselves to revolt? In other words, what is the revolutionary trigger?” ~ Max Borders

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

When Equality Becomes Evil

– November 7, 2022

“This economic equality thing is parent to endless harm. When it’s just an idea, it’s nonsense. When it finds its way into public policy, it’s poison. Don’t drink it.” ~ Lawrence W. Reed

Books, Government, History

The Upside-Down Constitution and Its Critics

– November 6, 2022

“The nature of the constitutional instrument tells you how to read it. Once you see that, but only once you see it, the clauses make all the sense in the world and you will know how to read them.” ~ Michael S. Greve

Economic Education, Government, International, Regulation

Politicians and Their Reasons

– November 5, 2022

“In reality, policy choices are always multifaceted and tend strongly to align with political incentives: capturing, consolidating, and expanding the reach of political influence.” ~ Peter C. Earle & April Liu