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May 26, 2020 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Even if the federal government possessed the power to jump into the crisis, it’s hard to conceive of any action it might have taken that would have better met the challenge than what Philadelphians did, crude though it seems by today’s standards.
May 24, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… Michigan barber Karl Manke deserves credit for his bravery and civil disobedience, but his courage may have been for naught without the intellectual contributions of Montesquieu and James Madison.
May 22, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Most of the world’s regimes enthusiastically destroyed their economies and consigned millions to destitution (and a rising tide of resulting health problems) in pursuit of a trendy and unproven theory. There’s still not evidence that the lockdowns worked.
May 20, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… For many parents, the ongoing closure of public schools will just reinforce growing suspicions that public schools just aren’t worth it anymore. Maybe they never were.
May 18, 2020 – José Niño …… Panic over the COVID-19 virus has led to the closure of many schools and new forays into education outside the government school system. Many will find that they don’t need the state’s schools at all.
May 17, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… Around the world, nations are starting to emulate Sweden’s COVID-19 strategy. Here’s why.
May 14, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Police have long shown a preference for enforcing petty laws against petty offenders. After all, real violent criminals fight back. The current COVID-19-induced crackdown on business owners has made things even worse.
May 13, 2020 – Dan Sanchez …… Musk won back a measure of freedom by peacefully asserting his rights. Will others follow his lead?
May 12, 2020 – Dan Sanchez …… Civil disobedience may be key to recovering our liberty and prosperity in a post-COVID world.
May 11, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The freedom to seek work in pursuit of making a living is a fundamental human right. Yet during the COVID panic countless government bureaucrats, cops, and other busybodies heedlessly insist that mass unemployment and human rights violations are “worth it.”