Government officials need not act directly to censor speech.
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Freedom For Me But Not For Thee
We cannot have a country where the rights of one person matter more than the rights of another, simply because they were born in a different country or are the descendants of someone who was.
Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man by Timothy Sandefur
Frederick Douglass unique contribution to American political philosophy is well summarized in the contrast between the mottos he and Garrison used for their newspapers. Instead of Garrison’s call for separation, “no union with slaveholders,” Douglass demanded equality: “All rights for all. ”
Why Broadcasters Still Have “Junior Varsity” First Amendment Rights
Networks and local affiliates try to avoid programming that might strike FCC regulators as misleading, tasteless, or shocking. The FCC has never disavowed its authority over content, and the sword of Damocles still hangs over every licensee.
Government Shouldn’t Play “Truth Police”
President Trump and others in his administration can and have pushed back against speech they disagree with and speech they believe to be false. That is their right, so long as their counterspeech does not cross the line to threats of government power.
Ending The Federal Department of Education Would save Taxpayers $97 Billion Dollars a Year
By Neal McCluskey for Cato The Trump administration is looking for federal spending to cut, which seems pretty urgent given the nation’s nearly $37 trillion debt. The US Department of Education (US ED), which is neither constitutional, competent, nor effective, is...
Real DOGE Can Only Come From Congress Which Holds The Power of The Purse
Substantial deficit reduction by unilateral executive decree was never a realistic outcome, given that Congress holds the power of the purse.
Congress Must Cut and Reform Medicaid
Because of Medicaid’s matching grant system, states have no incentive to cut wasteful or fraudulent Medicaid outlays and every incentive to increase both.
CON Job: State “Certificate of Necessity” Laws Protect Firms, not Consumers
CON laws are explicitly designed to restrict competition and boost the prices that established companies can charge.
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