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How do we talk across the huge political chasm that separates Americans on hot-button issues such as illegal immigration? The trick is to learn the three political languages spoken by liberals, conservatives, and libertarians.
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By Raymond J. March (The Beacon, 1/3/19)
Federal efforts to improve drug-price transparency are well-intentioned but unlikely to reduce drug prices. To accomplish that feat, we need less regulation.
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FDAReview.org
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 12/17/18)
For-profit colleges still feel the heat from Obama-era regulations. Designed to weed out the industry’s “bad apples,” the regulatory onslaught was a mistake that harmed the interests of students and parents in the long run.
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By Ivan Eland (The Hill, 12/23/18)
During the reigns of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, the Justice Department issued decrees stating that a sitting president could not be indicted for crimes. Such decrees, it’s worth noting, have potential to motivate a president to take desperate measures, such as declaring martial law or starting a war, in order to get re-elected and thus stay out of jail.
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By K. Lloyd Billingsley (The Beacon, 12/29/18)
California officials have enacted measures to prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel to states with socially conservative policies they oppose. Even some college sports teams are prohibited from traveling to certain politically incorrect states on the public dime.
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Volume 21, Issue 2: January 15, 2019
By Art Carden (Forbes, 11/27/18)
How do we talk across the huge political chasm that separates Americans on hot-button issues such as illegal immigration? The trick is to learn the three political languages spoken by liberals, conservatives, and libertarians.
READ MORE »
By Raymond J. March (The Beacon, 1/3/19)
Federal efforts to improve drug-price transparency are well-intentioned but unlikely to reduce drug prices. To accomplish that feat, we need less regulation.
READ MORE »FDAReview.org
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 12/17/18)
For-profit colleges still feel the heat from Obama-era regulations. Designed to weed out the industry’s “bad apples,” the regulatory onslaught was a mistake that harmed the interests of students and parents in the long run.
READ MORE »
By Ivan Eland (The Hill, 12/23/18)
During the reigns of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, the Justice Department issued decrees stating that a sitting president could not be indicted for crimes. Such decrees, it’s worth noting, have potential to motivate a president to take desperate measures, such as declaring martial law or starting a war, in order to get re-elected and thus stay out of jail.
READ MORE »
By K. Lloyd Billingsley (The Beacon, 12/29/18)
California officials have enacted measures to prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel to states with socially conservative policies they oppose. Even some college sports teams are prohibited from traveling to certain politically incorrect states on the public dime.
READ MORE »California Golden Fleece® Award
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- The Wasteful Priorities of Bureaucrats, by Craig Eyermann
- Red Seals in the Sunset, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- The DEA’s New $42,595 Vacuum Cleaner for Spies, by Craig Eyermann
- Corruption Is Inherent in the Government Education System, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- FDA Approves Record Number of Generic Drugs in 2018, by Raymond J. March
- Teen Vaping Is Bad, but the Alternative Is Worse, by Raymond J. March
- The Vice in Vice, by Samuel R. Staley
Catalyst: New Articles
- Should the FDA ban flavored vaping products?
- Are Universities Ruining Students? These Authors Say ‘Yes’, by Art Carden
- True or False: How Much Does the NSA Really Spy on You?
- If Teen Vaping Is Bad, the Alternative Is Worse, by Raymond J. March
- A Bitter Tax to Swallow: A Sin Tax Takes Its Toll in Philadelphia, by Ben Wilterdink
