Autocrats are not the answer to economic prosperity
It shouldn’t have to be said, but here goes: autocracies are not models for economic prosperity. Why? Because dictators aren’t interested in enriching people…save for themselves…and forget about individual or…
The prohibitionists are riding high in California
Governments love prohibition, in all its guises and flavors. Prohibition gives rise to more law enforcement, which means not just more cops, but more prosecutors, judges, jails…and more laws and…
Disappearing “Simpsons” satire of China’s murderous regime
That American companies are eager to do business in China, the world’s second largest economy and most populous country, is no secret. But the lengths to which companies will bend…
Government buying a shortcut around the Fourth Amendment
It’s no secret the federal government would prefer not to have to deal with that pesky Fourth Amendment, which requires the feds to get warrants before they can go poking…
Executive orders and rule by edict gets a court test
The Biden administration is fighting to keep the president’s executive order mandaring coronavirus vaccines, or frequent testing, for most of the nation’s private companies. The legal issues have divided along…
The tax man’s troubling arsenal
While the possibility that the IRS will have more power to sift through our daily banking activities appears to have diminished, there is one odd thing about the tax collection…
Time to shut down the TSA
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently celebrated its 20 years of making air travel worse – never mind more secure. Rather than wishing the TSA a happy 20th, J. D….
Crypto v. Gaia
It’s a given that governments dislike things that challenge their authority. Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin in particular, is a case in point. One of the charges thrown at crypto’s feet –…
A GOP alternative to ending marijuana prohibition emerges
Congressional Republicans have largely ceded the ground on ending marijuana prohibition to Democrats…who promptly failed to get something done. Now comes a new GOP proposal from South Carolina Rep. Nancy…
Retired Chicago PD officer: Qualified immunity must be reformed
It’s one thing for criminal justice reformers to call for an end to qualified immunity. But it’s something else to hear a former Chicago cop issue the same call for…
