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Consultants to the Department of Education estimate that losses from the federal student loan program total $435 billion. If Joe Biden’s campaign promise comes true, then $10,000 in loan debt will be forgiven for 40 million borrowers, leaving taxpayers to absorb another $400 billion—more than 80 percent of the amount of loan losses to private lenders from subprime mortgages during the 2008 financial crisis.
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By Stephen P. Halbrook (America’s 1st Freedom, 11/25/20)
In a year that has seen a surge in firearm purchases, the FBI’s instant criminal background-check system has been pushed to its limits. Sometimes this has contributed to errors that have unjustly denied citizens their Second Amendment rights.
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By Dominick T. Armentano (LewRockwell.com, 11/23/20)
Data generated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show no consistent warming trend in the United States over the past two decades. On the issue of sea-level rise, land-based measurements indicate that the evidence for substantial increases has been ambiguous.
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By Art Carden (American Institute for Economic Research, 12/5/20)
The world has lost an intellectual giant with the recent passing of economist Walter E. Williams. An eloquent defender of liberty, he educated countless readers and students about how good intentions don’t guarantee good outcomes and how the free market helps people to help each other even if they don’t intend to do so.
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By Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Inside Sources, 10/16/20)
Nicaragua’s regime, headed by Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, has become one of the most ruthless dictatorships in the world. Among other crimes are its systematic torture and killings of hundreds.
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Volume 22, Issue 49: December 8, 2020
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/30/20)
Consultants to the Department of Education estimate that losses from the federal student loan program total $435 billion. If Joe Biden’s campaign promise comes true, then $10,000 in loan debt will be forgiven for 40 million borrowers, leaving taxpayers to absorb another $400 billion—more than 80 percent of the amount of loan losses to private lenders from subprime mortgages during the 2008 financial crisis.
READ MORE »
By Stephen P. Halbrook (America’s 1st Freedom, 11/25/20)
In a year that has seen a surge in firearm purchases, the FBI’s instant criminal background-check system has been pushed to its limits. Sometimes this has contributed to errors that have unjustly denied citizens their Second Amendment rights.
READ MORE »
By Dominick T. Armentano (LewRockwell.com, 11/23/20)
Data generated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show no consistent warming trend in the United States over the past two decades. On the issue of sea-level rise, land-based measurements indicate that the evidence for substantial increases has been ambiguous.
READ MORE »
Hot Talk, Cold Science (2021)
Global Warming’s Unfinished Debate (Revised and Expanded Third Edition)
Global Warming’s Unfinished Debate (Revised and Expanded Third Edition)
By S. Fred Singer, David R. Legates, Anthony R. Lupo
By Art Carden (American Institute for Economic Research, 12/5/20)
The world has lost an intellectual giant with the recent passing of economist Walter E. Williams. An eloquent defender of liberty, he educated countless readers and students about how good intentions don’t guarantee good outcomes and how the free market helps people to help each other even if they don’t intend to do so.
READ MORE »
BOOK REVIEW: The Origins and Demise of South African Apartheid
A Public Choice Analysis
A Public Choice Analysis
The Independent Review, Summer 1999
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Inside Sources, 10/16/20)
Nicaragua’s regime, headed by Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, has become one of the most ruthless dictatorships in the world. Among other crimes are its systematic torture and killings of hundreds.
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Florida’s Governor DeSantis Chooses Liberty Over Mandates, by Randall G. Holcombe
- To Live and Dine in L.A., by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- How Did Forecasters Get the Pandemic Economy So Wrong?, by R. David Ranson
Catalyst: New Articles
- FDA Delays COVID Vaccine Review, by Conor Norris
- Walter Williams: Steadfast Scholar, Missionary of Freedom, by Lawrence W. Reed
- In Defense of Uber, Lyft, and Ridesharing, by Scott Beyer
- Cancelling Student Debt Benefits Top 20% Over Lower 20%, by Brad Polumbo
- The Vast Growth Potential of Micro-Transport, by Scott Beyer
- Colorado County Refuses to Enforce Lockdowns, by Jon Miltimore
- Nancy Pelosi’s $350M Hidden in COVID Relief Bill, by Brad Polumbo
- Thanksgiving Lockdowns Only Worsen Food Insecurity, by Reed Cooley
