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mises.org: Paradise Lost, Government Gained --

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-- After defeating the British in the American Revolution, Americans had the opportunity to set the country on a long path of freedom. They chose to empower government, instead. #liberty #news

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reason.com: The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker --

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-- Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: July 27, 1929 --

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-- /27/1929: The Geneva Conventions are signed by United States. The Supreme Court would consider the Conventions in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006).…The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 27, 1929 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news

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reason.com: Open Thread --

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-- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news

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reason.com: Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive --

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-- The BLT—a delicious celebration of the power of markets—exemplifies political attacks on the free movement of goods and people. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 2 weeks ago

reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892 --

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-- 7/26/1892: Justice George Shiras Jr. takes oath.The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 2 weeks ago

mises.org: How Much Inequality Is There? Depends on How It’s Measured --

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-- For many years, some economists and politicians have painted income equality as a major threat to our economy and well-being. As usual, they understand neither inequality nor economics. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 2 weeks ago

mises.org: Stocks, Manure, Gold, and Socialism: Markets and Bad Ideas --

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-- Mark Thornton updates the Stocks versus Manure contest, then explains why gold’s correction may be temporary, and why democratic socialism attracts young voters with failed answers to real problems. #liberty #news

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mises.org: How Not to Run a Country: Putin’s Russia --

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-- When Vladimir Putin took power in Russia, the nation had a potentially bright future. Today, bogged down in war and its economy approaching Third World status, the future doesn’t look very good. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 2 weeks ago

mises.org: Universal Principles of Liberalism and the Politics of Race --

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-- In attempts to rectify what are seen as historical wrongs against certain groups of people, western governments have embarked on programs to engage in wrongs against other groups of people. The universal principles of liberalism are supplanted by policies sure to make matters worse. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

mises.org: The Economics of AI --

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-- Strip away the mystique and ChatGPT is a next-word predictor with some randomness—the same trick as the spell-checker asking if you meant dog. Peter Klein on the economics of AI, minus the hype. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: What Jimothy the Raccoon Reveals About Seattle --

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-- A local lawmaker said she wants to keep my measured distance from him so he can live his good little life. What about humans? #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data --

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-- Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

mises.org: The Anti-Slavery Advocates of Disunion --

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-- The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: Florida Wildlife Agency Tracked Critics Using Law Enforcement Database --

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-- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it followed the law when it pulled the driving records of more than a dozen critics of the agency. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

mises.org: The Anti-Slavery Advocates of Disunion --

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-- The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: E.U. Fines Google $1 Billion and Orders It To Give Competitors Equal Treatment --

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-- European regulators claim to promote innovation while extracting billions from the companies producing it. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration --

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-- In recent remarks before the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Kagan rejects the conventional liberal narrative about the Supreme Court. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

reason.com: Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 Tariffs --

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-- The new policy is based on sham investigations, and runs afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrine. #liberty #news

LibertyPicks 3 weeks ago

mises.org: How Norway Built the World’s Largest Fund and a Thriving Economy to Boot --

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-- Norway sits on large oil deposits, yet has managed to avoid the “resource curse” that has bedeviled so many nations that have abundant natural resources, but severely mismanage their economies. #liberty #news