Mr. Biden needs to demonstrate the same moral clarity he demanded from his predecessor.
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Why Canadian Police Tell Homeowners: Just Give Criminals Your Car Keys
“Leave your keys at the front door for criminals.”
Regulations are Making Housing Unaffordable
Fox News reports that the International Code Council, an organization that develops model building code policies, is finalizing its codes for 2024. Critics correctly argue that the new codes are a “backdoor climate initiative” and will add to the cost of new housing....
Is Trump’s Mega-Fine Unconstitutional?
If the Supreme Court were to grant review, it would have to consider two issues: the first is whether this state-imposed fine and others like it are covered by the Eighth Amendment; if so, the second issue would be whether the fine of $464 million is excessive.
Free Speech on Trial: Can the Government Force Private Companies to Censor Users?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Murthy v. Missouri concerning whether the government can force or nudge private companies to censor users on behalf of regime priorities.
Abortion Rights are Pro-Life
Abortion-rights advocates should not cede the terms “pro-life” and “right to life” to the anti-abortionists. It is a woman’s right to her life that gives her the right to terminate her pregnancy.
The Assault on the Right to Abortion
It bears noting that although the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling correctly asserted that abortion was a right, the ruling was nonetheless doubly botched. Justices based the ruling on a right to privacy and alleged that non-enumerated rights are based on tradition.
Missouri v. Biden: Free Speech in the Crossfire
The case against the government here is that it cannot do through third parties such as social media platforms what it is forbidden from doing directly by virtue of the First Amendment. The case in question is popularly known as Missouri v. Biden, and there is much at stake with its results.
To Stop My Pro-Israel Speech, I’m Falsely Accused Again
Were I not invited to speak in defense of Israel, none of these issues would have been raised.
Keep the EU Out of America’s Business
Pandering to the EU to go after U.S. companies makes no sense. It needlessly cedes national sovereignty with no tangible benefits for the United States.
National Labor Relations Act and Compulsory Unionism
Whether a worker wants union representation ought to be an individual decision. The federal and state laws that turn it into a collective decision should never have been passed and after they were passed, should have been declared unconstitutional.
Left Discovers Free Speech (“For Me, Not Thee”)
Leftists who have been on the forefront in denying free speech rights to those deemed politically incorrect have now begun to champion the First Amendment in defense of those who advocate the killing of Jews.
Patent Rights: Life, Liberty and Intellectual Property
The Founding Fathers’ moral achievement in securing patents and other intellectual property rights in U.S. law.
The History of Thanksgiving: Thanks, Property Rights
This Thanksgiving, I give thanks for something our forebears gave us: property rights.
Right Approach to the Pro-Hamas Protests
The First Amendment gives anti-Israel protesters the right to be immoral. It gives them the right to lie and to reflect antisemitic bigotry. The First Amendment, though, also gives us the right, indeed the responsibility, to call out this immorality, mendacity, and double standard.
The High Stakes in the Legal Battle for Free Speech
The decision reaffirmed what the Supreme Court called the “bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment” in 1989: “that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”
Free Speech, Censorship, and Life or Death Distinctions
Historian Eric Daniels clarifies what free speech and censorship are in this inspiring talk.
Donald Trump Is Being Denied His Constitutional Right to Due Process
Trump’s opponents believe that the reelection of President Trump would be more dangerous than compromising his constitutional rights. That is a shortsighted view that endangers future generations of Americans.
A Tremendous Victory for Free Speech
The White House, the FBI, and the CDC violated the First Amendment by encouraging and coercing social media companies to suppress free speech.
Legalization of Cocaine: Respectfully Disagreeing With George Will on the Drug War
Ending the war on drugs would significantly shrink the scope of law-enforcement officers’ incentives and abilities to violate the civil and property rights of Americans – even, indeed chiefly, of Americans who do not and would never use hard drugs, be these legal or illegal.
John Locke, The U.S. Constitution and the General Welfare
John Locke’s view reflects the fact that a government that has nothing of its own to give, but can only give what it takes from others, means it cannot “give” to some without involuntarily violating the general welfare of others.
Maui Wildfires: Hawaii Governor Adds Insult to Injury
Preventing some individuals from making bad decisions also prevents individuals from making good decisions.
No, the 14th Amendment Can’t Disqualify Trump
Interpreting this post-Civil War amendment as a general provision for disqualifying candidates who some people may believe participated in what they regard as an insurrection or rebellion—as distinguished from a protest or even a riot—would create yet another divisive weapon in our increasingly partisan war.
The Self-Interest of Self-Regulation
Honest businessmen, who are well aware of the importance of customer goodwill, try to insure that their businesses are not harmed by the unscrupulous actions of others. Many of them have formed voluntary associations to provide self-regulation in their industries.
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