Lorie Smith’s Rights—and Ours
Walter Olson The Supreme Court’s decision today in 303 Creative, LLC, v. Elenis correctly applies First Amendment law to vindicate one of the most important dimensions of human liberty: the right not to speak. The Court reviewed a Colorado law that would
Help Make MU 2023 the Best Ever
When I opened the first Mises University, I could only dream about how many students would participate, how many classes would be taught, and how many lives would be changed for the better. Now as we plan the thirty ninth
Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court Student Loan Decision
Thomas A. Berry and Neal McCluskey Today the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down President Biden’s unprecedented student‐loan forgiveness program. Statement from Research Fellow in Constitutional Studies Thomas Berry: “The Court’s decision today is a victory for the separation of powers and the rule
The Belloc Universe
The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty, and the Common Goodby Alexander William SalterCatholic University of America Press, 2023; xiii + 238 pp. Distributism attracted considerable attention during the 1920s and ’30s among people who wished to apply Catholic social teaching
“Housing First” Homeless Policy Gets a Critical Look
Vanessa Brown Calder “Housing First” homeless policy is drawing new critical attention. A NYTimes article reports the predominant homeless policy philosophy is drawing criticism from Republican policymakers, conservative think tanks, as well as groups (like programs that require sobriety) that have been
Justice Thomas’s Individualist Concurrence
Anastasia P. Boden Today was a watershed moment in Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence. For all intents and purposes: racial preferences in higher education are no longer allowed. Over the course of 237 pages, the nine Supreme Court justices traded barbs over affirmative action,
Leviathan Is on the Menu
The State of California, unable to unionize fast food workers, now is trying to create workers councils that will set labor policies for fast food restaurants. This will not end well.Original Article: "Leviathan Is on the Menu"
Will Jamaica Embrace True Economic Reform or Just More Socialism?
Jamaica is at a critical juncture in its history, and the world is watching. Long seen as a powerhouse in the developing world, Jamaica is on track to become a republic. Like in the 1950s and ’60s, decolonization is brewing,
Stated preferences in the AER
American Economic Review Vol. 113, Issue 7 -- July 2023: The authors mention stated preference research in environmental economics (where it all began, right?) a couple of times. First, we get the obligatory CVM critics pat-on-the-back on page 2010: The advantages
Fraud in the Covid Relief Programs
David Boaz In 2009, as the federal government was rolling out the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program and preparing to spend another $787 billion in President Obama’s “stimulus” package — both with little serious examination by Congress — I wrote a blog