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In the recent Memphis murder, both the police victimizers and victim were black. The Memphis police chief is black. Nearly 60 percent of the police force is black. A racist attack? When everything becomes racist, then nothing in particular can be racist...
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Richard K. Vedder (American Spectator)
By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble, and government funding lies at the root of the problem. But what if state governments stopped providing subsidies to the providers of higher-education services, the universities, and instead gave them only to the customers—the students? Markets, anyone?
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Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
When inflation upends budgetary projections and financial planning, both at kitchen tables and throughout the halls of government, it needs to be confronted. Our best guide? Reagan’s Paul Volcker.
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Phillip W. Magness
Hulu’s docuseries on the 1619 Project distorts history? Find out just how badly...
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Volume 26, Issue 6: February 8, 2023
Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)
In the recent Memphis murder, both the police victimizers and victim were black. The Memphis police chief is black. Nearly 60 percent of the police force is black. A racist attack? When everything becomes racist, then nothing in particular can be racist...
READ MORE »
Richard K. Vedder (American Spectator)
By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble, and government funding lies at the root of the problem. But what if state governments stopped providing subsidies to the providers of higher-education services, the universities, and instead gave them only to the customers—the students? Markets, anyone?
READ MORE »
Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
When inflation upends budgetary projections and financial planning, both at kitchen tables and throughout the halls of government, it needs to be confronted. Our best guide? Reagan’s Paul Volcker.
READ MORE »
Phillip W. Magness
Hulu’s docuseries on the 1619 Project distorts history? Find out just how badly...
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Don’t Let Storm Lessons Drain Away, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- The False Narrative of Tyre Nichols’ Death, by William J. Watkins, Jr.
- Noncompete Contract Clauses are Agreed-Upon Voluntarily, by William F. Shughart II
- Examining the FBI’s Plans for Expansion: A Debate for the Public, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Let the Federal Reserve Board Choose Their Own Chair, by Randall G. Holcombe
- Biden Grows National Debt by 11% in Two Years, by Craig Eyermann
Catalyst: New Articles
- A Brief History of California’s Eugenics Program (1909-2013), by Saul Zimet
- Forced to Dump 30,000 Liters of Milk—as Dairy Prices Surge, by Jon Miltimore
- Abortion Won in November, Almost Everywhere, by Brady Leonard
- Panama City’s Success: A Product of Trade and Liberalization, by Scott Beyer
- Farmer’s $370k Property Seized to Cover a $60k Tax Debt, by Patrick Carroll
