The Lighthouse®
And the “More”? Irresponsible, Irrational, and Idiotic. So why is the Biden administration doing it? Simple. Universities have become wards of the state and reliable political allies of big government.
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Stephen P. Halbrook (America's 1st Freedom)
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen the Supreme Court fully recognized the right to bear arms. But let’s not be foolish. Much work lies ahead. Six nanny states, for instance, are already scheming new restrictions on the right to carry. What are our next steps?
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Ivan Eland (Real Clear Policy)
Short answer: no. The Chinese tantrum at Pelosi’s ill-timed visit to Taiwan hides systemic Chinese weakness. Taiwan just needs to be strong enough to run a “porcupine strategy” against any possible Chinese attack. And that we can help with, without tipping the world into global conflict in the Pacific.
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Phillip W. Magness (American Institute of Economic Research)
American Historical Association President James H. Sweet recently wrote in the organization’s magazine that academic historians should not allow their political views to distort their interpretations of the past. Like the New York Times’s 1619 Project. Can you guess what happened next?
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Volume 25, Issue 35: August 31, 2022
Richard K. Vedder (FoxNews.com)
And the “More”? Irresponsible, Irrational, and Idiotic. So why is the Biden administration doing it? Simple. Universities have become wards of the state and reliable political allies of big government.
READ MORE »
Stephen P. Halbrook (America's 1st Freedom)
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen the Supreme Court fully recognized the right to bear arms. But let’s not be foolish. Much work lies ahead. Six nanny states, for instance, are already scheming new restrictions on the right to carry. What are our next steps?
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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 Eland (Real Clear Policy)
Short answer: no. The Chinese tantrum at Pelosi’s ill-timed visit to Taiwan hides systemic Chinese weakness. Taiwan just needs to be strong enough to run a “porcupine strategy” against any possible Chinese attack. And that we can help with, without tipping the world into global conflict in the Pacific.
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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
Phillip W. Magness (American Institute of Economic Research)
American Historical Association President James H. Sweet recently wrote in the organization’s magazine that academic historians should not allow their political views to distort their interpretations of the past. Like the New York Times’s 1619 Project. Can you guess what happened next?
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The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Addressing Inequality, by Randall G. Holcombe
- A Law Enforcement Officer’s Take on Independent Institute’s ALPR Report, by Elias Amezuca
- New York Was Wrong to Close the Indian Point Plant, by Paige Lambermont
- Biden Djokovic Ban, and a Possible Free-Market Solution, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma and the Political Business Cycle, by Peter Jacobsen
- “Beast Mode” IRS Already Armed and Dangerous, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
Catalyst: New Articles
- Is California Going to Kill McDonald’s?, by Brad Polumbo
- Will America Get “Vertical Integration” of Transport?, by Scott Beyer
- California’s Forests are on Fire...Again, by Spenser Stenmark
- Supply-Side Progressivism?, by Denny Han
- Germany Needs to Keep Nuclear Power, by Paige Lambermont
