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How Garrity v. New Jersey Transformed Public Employee Discipline
Walter Olson In Garrity v. New Jersey (1967), one of the most remarkable decisions of the Warren Court, a 5–4 majority of justices said public employees cannot be found guilty of crimes based on their admissions in disciplinary interviews conducted as a condition
Does Technical Knowledge Always Lead to Economic Growth?
Economists and political elites fondly claim that economic growth is due to increased technological knowledge. That is only partly true. Original Article: Does Technical Knowledge Always Lead to Economic Growth?
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Former Presidents Can’t Appoint Officers
Thomas A. Berry The Constitution requires, as a default rule, that “Officers of the United States” must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The Constitution allows only one potential exception to this default rule: If an officer is
Do Monarchs Always Have Low Time Preferences?
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, in his book Democracy: The God That Failed and his 1995 article in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, set forth an interesting theory concerning the difference in time preference between a monarch and a democratic politician. The argument
Congress Should Restrain ‘Emergency Spending’
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The federal government may be heading toward a partial shutdown as soon as this weekend as Democrats and Republicans remain at great odds over funding bill details, including how much to spend on regular appropriations. In addition
The Biden Administration Continues to Be Wrong about the WTO
James Bacchus In a joint appearance last Friday with Director‐General Ngozi Okonjo‐Iweala of the World Trade Organization at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai tried to reassure those who care about international trade of
Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint
While Leo Strauss did not share G.W.F. Hegel's acceptance of historicism, nonetheless he gives Hegel a sympathetic review. David Gordon takes a closer look at both men. Original Article: Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint