The Lighthouse®
The New Deal harmed black Americans? Yes, badly. Very badly in Memphis, TN. And those violations of civil rights foreshadowed the extraordinary civil-rights violation yet to come: the mass confinement of Japanese Americans in what FDR himself called “concentration camps.” Why, then, is FDR still such a hero to so many progressives?
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Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
The differences? Big, mostly obvious, and favoring the First World—but not always when liberty is concerned. Third Worlders can more easily establish their own businesses, build homes, and get around without government interference. We First Worlders might have a lot to learn.
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K. Lloyd Billingsley (American Spectator)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a 28th amendment to the Constitution—to “enshrine” “common sense gun” measures. But like the myriad of such proposals that have come before this one, the measure would have zero effect on violent criminals, who, by definition, don’t follow laws. But the effect on innocent, now more vulnerable citizens would be deadly.
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Ivan R. Eland (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
To protest the Pentagon’s new policy allowing military personnel, post-Dobbs, to travel, at tax-payer expense, to get abortions, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently blocked senior military promotions requiring Senate confirmation. But the war party need not worry. A few hundred fewer top brass wearing fewer stripes will have zero effect on a military already magnitudes stronger than its nearest competitor—and probably bloated beyond our real needs.
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Volume 26, Issue 38: September 12, 2023
David T. Beito (National Review)
The New Deal harmed black Americans? Yes, badly. Very badly in Memphis, TN. And those violations of civil rights foreshadowed the extraordinary civil-rights violation yet to come: the mass confinement of Japanese Americans in what FDR himself called “concentration camps.” Why, then, is FDR still such a hero to so many progressives?
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The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights
The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance
The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance
By David T. Beito
Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
The differences? Big, mostly obvious, and favoring the First World—but not always when liberty is concerned. Third Worlders can more easily establish their own businesses, build homes, and get around without government interference. We First Worlders might have a lot to learn.
READ MORE »
K. Lloyd Billingsley (American Spectator)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a 28th amendment to the Constitution—to “enshrine” “common sense gun” measures. But like the myriad of such proposals that have come before this one, the measure would have zero effect on violent criminals, who, by definition, don’t follow laws. But the effect on innocent, now more vulnerable citizens would be deadly.
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The Right to Bear Arms
A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class?
A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class?
By Stephen P. Halbrook
Ivan R. Eland (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
To protest the Pentagon’s new policy allowing military personnel, post-Dobbs, to travel, at tax-payer expense, to get abortions, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently blocked senior military promotions requiring Senate confirmation. But the war party need not worry. A few hundred fewer top brass wearing fewer stripes will have zero effect on a military already magnitudes stronger than its nearest competitor—and probably bloated beyond our real needs.
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In Search of Monsters to Destroy
The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace
The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace
By Christopher J. Coyne
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Divorcing Ourselves from Akhil Reed Amar (Part I), by William J. Watkins, Jr.
- Divorcing Ourselves from Akhil Reed Amar (Part II), by William J. Watkins, Jr.
- Divorcing Ourselves from Akhil Reed Amar (Part III), by William J. Watkins, Jr.
- Price Controls Destroy Coasean Bargains, by Caleb S. Fuller
- NIMBY Etymology and Its Connection to the Independent Institute, by Christopher Calton
Catalyst: New Articles
- State Auditor Finds Additional “High Risk” to California, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Announcing a Series on Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition, by Paige Lambermont
- The Rise of African Telecom, by Scott Beyer
