Social Distancing Shaming Goes by the Wayside
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Naming and shaming those who protested for reopening businesses and loosening social restrictions put in place in response to the coronavirus was a…
‘We Don’t Have Law and Order’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. After the peaceful protests ended in many cities, the rioting began. It wasn’t just graffiti and burning dumpsters. But it was also businesses,…
Judge Willett on the ‘Kudzu-Like Creep of the Modern Immunity Regime’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Federal appeals court Judge Don Willett was long noted for his pithy and pointed opinions while a member of the Texas Supreme Court….
Justice Begins When ‘Qualified Immunity’ Ends
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck has been arrested and charged with 3rd-degree murder, but it’s just the first…
The TSA was Already a Mess, Social Distancing is Making Matters Even Worse
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Air travel has taken a huge hit from the coronavirus, with traffic volume down 90 percent or more at U.S. airports. But as…
Senate Republicans and Democrats Offer Competing Schemes to get People Back to Work
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A sign of how broken the U.S. labor market is owing to government-mandated lockdowns: Senators are debating competing schemes intended to make earning…
Report: Time for Serious Reform at the Centers for Disease Control
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Centers for Disease Control is back in the spotlight, this time from reformers who want to put the agency back in the…
Inflation Could Define our Future
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The federal government will run its first multi-trillion dollar deficit this year, due largely to massive spending on coronavirus relief, and also in…
CBO: Recovery Expected in 2nd Half of 2020 but Economy Still Takes a Material Hit
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Congressional Budget Office projects the U.S. economy will rebound in the second half of the year as states begin loosening restrictions on…
Arizona Democrats Torpedo Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Several state legislatures have begun reforming civil asset forfeiture laws. The intent: end the abuses such laws create for cash-starved law enforcement agencies….