Bye Bye Willie: The Political Rent-Seeker
On January 1, 2024, the famous Steamboat Willie entered the public domain. The intellectual property that is the original Mickey Mouse design has been controlled by the Walt Disney Company since 1928. The internet blew up in excitement as a
My Year’s Worth (or Two) of Election Law Writing
Walter Olson Following the example of two years ago, I’ve compiled this catalogue of my writings (and a few podcasts) since early January 2022 on topics of election law and process: “A Matter Of Legislative Principle” (Maryland gerrymandering; Jan. 10, 2022) “Talking Maryland podcasts”
The Solution to Every Problem Is Not Another Government Program
David Boaz The Washington Post reports: [Maryland Gov. Wes] Moore is not close to accomplishing his moonshot goals — among them, eliminating child poverty and reducing the overincarceration of young Black men — but has faced little criticism for it. He heads
A Flagrant Violation of Americans’ Privacy, Says Senator Scott
Nicholas Anthony
Social Media Should Not Be Blamed for the Consequences of Democracy
So-called social media is frequently maligned for the nastiness it brings, with focus often set on the personal attacks and trolling that tend to haunt potentially reasonable discussions. X (formerly Twitter) is supposedly the worst, on which people engage in
Can an Easy Money Policy Increase Employment of “Idle Resources”?
When an economy suffers a recession, some factors of production, such as labor, become unemployed. Keynesians believe that expanding credit and fiat money will bring back full employment. That's not how an economy works. Original Article: Can an Easy Money Policy Increase
Yemen: The Forgotten Neoconservative-Supported War in the Middle East
While Western attention is on the Israel-Hamas conflict, war quietly rages in Yemen with predictable destruction. Not surprisingly, US interventionism is fueling this fight. Original Article: Yemen: The Forgotten Neoconservative-Supported War in the Middle East
The Establishment Is Unmasking Itself
American political and economic elites insist that they should have authority over everyone else. As people rebel, the elites are only doubling down on their original demands. Original Article: The Establishment Is Unmasking Itself