Taxpayer Funding for Religious Schools?
Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on June 13, 2023 The state of Oklahoma has recently approved a charter for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, whose curriculum will include religious teaching. Taxpayers will fund the school, so a battle will
Taxation as a Weapon against Prosperity
The current regime wants to use taxation not simply as a means to collect revenue for the government, but as a weapon against economic prosperity itself. Original Article: "Taxation as a Weapon against Prosperity"
The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which became effective in 2016, is one of the most detailed legislative schemes in the field of data protection. This article discusses two libertarian-minded objections to its approach. First, I argue that
How “Squatter Democracy” Created America’s First Welfare Program
With the rise of homeless camps and tent cities in many American cities, the issue of squatting has become a cause for alarm among many residents and policymakers. In many cases parks, sidewalks, and other public rights-of-way have been taken over by
The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay for the Easy Money
As the Fed increases interest rates to reverse the inflation it has caused, firms that depended on easy money will face the bankruptcy judge. Stay tuned; there's more to come. Original Article: "The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay
Review: Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier
While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly. Original Article: "Review: Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier"
New York City Can’t Force Owners to Rent Their Property Forever
Thomas A. Berry and Nicholas DeBenedetto New York City has maintained a system of rent control since the 1940s. Property owners in the City are subject to a thicket of regulations that affect their ability to rent and limit their right to exclude—arguably
Food Stamp Fraud
Chris Edwards The Biden–GOP debt deal adjusted work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but did not cut the program’s spending. Cuts are needed because SNAP outlays have exploded from $63 billion in 2019 to an estimated $145 billion
The Fed’s Questionable CBDC Campaign
Nicholas Anthony In a series of Twitter threads posted on April 12, April 21, April 27, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 24, May 30, and June 6, the Federal Reserve tried to dispel some of the concerns that FedNow is
In San Francisco, Government Failure Erases Billions of Dollars of Commercial Real Estate Valuations
Marc Joffe San Francisco is proving to be ground zero in the nationwide commercial real estate collapse. While the values of offices and malls are tumbling in many US cities, the losses in San Francisco are more dramatic and, unlike elsewhere,