The racial “diversity” achieved by city police departments, as in New York City and Los Angeles, has not and will not stop charges of “institutional racism” as long as many of the “reformers'” true intent is for black criminals to go unpunished.
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All laws must be objective (and objectively justifiable): men must know clearly, and in advance of taking an action, what the law forbids them to do (and why), what constitutes a crime and what penalty they will incur if they commit it. – AYN RAND
Why I Support Justice For George Floyd But Oppose The BLM Organization
The actions and demands of the organizers behind the “Black Lives Matter” organization show that they are not worthy of the name.
How Populism Turns a Constitutional Republic Into A Democracy
Populism is what happens when a republic becomes a democracy, and politicians must curry the favor of voters in order to win office.
Race and Riots
Burning police stations and looting stores won’t speed that progress. It sets us back.
Twitter is Private Property President Trump
Letting President Trump use the police power of the government to fight the Left is self-contradictory. “If the owners of a media platform do not get to decide who can appear on it, then who gets to make that decision?” Government force will not achieve freedom. It will only achieve tyranny.
Radical OSTP Proposal Would Undermine American Research and Sacrifice American Intellectual Property
The Trump Administration should not permit the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to eviscerate the key constitutional and economic function of copyright law by forcing U.S. intellectual property owners to give away their copyrighted works for free to China and the rest of the world.
“Certificate of Need” Laws Protect Healthcare Cartels
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia enforce some version, whereby a state board or commission artificially limits the number of hospitals and emergency rooms built or medical devices or services acquired.
The Coronavirus Doesn’t Override the Constitution
Politicians rush to limit our choices in the name of “keeping us safe.”
Government Regulation Does Not Make us Safe—Capitalism Does
So which is more effective in keeping us—as customers and employees—safe: the government bureaucrat with no personal incentive, or the businessman, whose profits and reputation depend on the safety and satisfaction of his employees and customers?
Tripartite Governance: A Guidepost for Proper Policymaking
There are three main types of governance: public governance, private governance, and personal governance. Think of these as “the 3 Ps of governance.”
Insider Trading Laws Are About Envy, Not What’s Good for the Country
Insider trading laws are simply the ruling bureaucratic elite’s means toward total power.
Regulators Helping To Make Pandemics Worse
Politicians and bureaucrats continue to push and implement the most infuriating and misguided regulations and policies they can dream up.
Crackdown on ‘Price Gouging’ Benefits Politicians and The Media
So-called “price gouging” is a gimmick used by politicians and the media to rally supporters and viewers.
Controls Breed More Controls
How government regulation (controls) turned the COVID-19 health issue into a full-blown pandemic.
Politicians Not Letting The Coronavirus Crisis Go To Waste
In normal times the government supports many bad, irresponsible, and unjust policies, driven in part by perverse incentives. Not the least of these is an imprudent eagerness to please special interests. Emergencies and the resulting panic only further loosen whatever weak restraints there normally are against government misbehavior and malfunction.
Anti-Gig-Work Laws Benefit Politicians and Punish Freelance Workers
Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime,...
Licensing vs. Freedom of Compeition
Licensing requirements generally restrict the supply of services in the licensed industry by prohibiting some perfectly competent workers from working as providers.
Michael Bloomberg: Stop, Question and Frisk
Black people must ask what needs to be done to stop criminals from preying on them and making so many of their communities economic wastelands.
Patents and Copyrights Matter
Adam Mossoff interview with Elan Journo on patents and copyrights.
Congress Should Reform Patent Eligibility Doctrine to Preserve the U.S. Innovation Economy
It is time for Congress to restore balance to a patent system that has historically secured the fruits of inventive labors with reliable and effective property rights in inventions and discoveries.
Bad Laws Punish Victimless “Crimes” with No Criminal Intent
“At the federal level, 98% of criminal laws are not passed by elected representatives. They are created by unelected bureaucrats who don’t have to answer to anyone.”
Uber Resists So-Called “Gig Work” Law
The government’s restricting Uber’s, its drivers’ and riders’ freedom of choice is immoral.
State Licensing Regulations Limit Competition
Byzantine state laws demand you get a state-approved license before you may become a hairdresser, tour guide, travel agent, house painter and all sorts of other jobs where customer happiness should be the guide.
The Crime Tax on Low Income Neighborhoods
Crime imposes a hefty tax on people who can least afford it.
Virginia’s Second Amendment Attack
As a friend once explained to me, “I carry a gun because I can’t carry a cop.”
Where Was the Love for Whistleblowers During the Obama Administration?
Democrats like Pelosi and their media sympathizers think highly of whistleblowers — when they whistleblow on Trump.
The Big Aristotle Educates King LeBron on Freedom for Hong Kong
With his historic statement against Communist China for the ideal of free speech and the United States of America, Shaq showed a prime example of the highest moral action. Leonard Peikoff once said that to save the world is the simplest thing — all one has to do is think. Shaquille O’Neal did exactly that.
Calls To Restrict Gun Ownership Are Part of a Strategy To Ban Guns All Together
Americans who call for stricter and stricter gun control know that getting rid of rifles will do little or nothing for the nation’s homicide rate. Their calls for more restrictive gun laws are part of a larger strategy to outlaw gun ownership altogether.
Legalization of the Canadian Cannabis Market
The principle of freedom trumps government regulation. In Ayn Rand’s words: “Freedom is the fundamental requirement of man’s mind.”
NBA Kneeling To China Demonstrates That Freedom of Speech is Imposible Without a Free Market
The difference between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is that Donald cannot command companies doing business with the NFL to stop doing so until every football player who has kneeled during the national anthem publicly apologize for “offending the American people.” China can.
The Free Market of Ideas Is The Best Way To “Regulate” Social Media
The view that social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are corroding our public discourse has become increasingly accepted wisdom, the starting point for a debate rather than the debate itself.
Laissez-Faire Social Media: Stop Blocking Us
On at least some platforms, all speech should be free. The more that is blocked, the less we learn.