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• TSA and Tyranny: Connecting the Dots
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Thursday, May 3, 2007
  As with most bureaucracies, what the Transportation Security Administration claims to accomplish and what it actually does accomplish are entirely different things. The excuse it offers for patting us down and rifling our belongings at airport checkpoints is that these shenanigans protect us — from terrorists, if not from sexual predators and thieves. In reality, the TSA exists to control us. Theory tells us that, and so do the facts when we connect several recent but isolated events. More . . .
  
  

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• The Growth of Government in America
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  Stephen Moore | Thursday, April 1, 1993

  American government has far outgrown the limits set by our founders in the Constitution.

• How the Mexican Left Embraced Free Trade
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  Marcos Falcone | Thursday, July 10, 2025
  Earlier this year, left-wing Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hosted a rally in downtown Mexico City to celebrate Donald Trump’s one-month delay in imposing 25% tariffs on her country. To Latin American observers, this was baffling and not just because the victory was meager, but because since when does the left embrace free trade? Yet Sheinbaum’s […]
• Unleashing the Sun
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  Lawrence W. Reed | Tuesday, October 1, 2024
  Unleashing the Sun is an anthology of essays that examine the history of Japan through the lens of liberty. Featuring works by Lawrence W. Reed, Stephen Davies, Tyler Curtis, Toshio Murata, and Hiroshi Yoshida, the book highlights how Japan’s triumphs and struggles throughout its history have been intimately connected with its respect for private property, […]
• Why Markets Plunged on This Year’s ‘Black Monday’
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  Sergio Martínez | Wednesday, August 28, 2024
  August 5th was supposedly a “Black Monday.” Stock markets around the world suffered declines that were far greater than normal. The VIX Index, which measures the volatility of financial markets, reached a level not seen since March 2020. Financial turbulence always sparks criticism of speculation. John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) thought that investors often fall prey […]
• Satirizing the National Security State: An Interview with the Authors of ‘How to Run Wars’
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  Christopher Coyne Abigail Hall | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
  The misconceptions behind national security are numerous. It’s about time they were called out.
• The Moment a Veteran Teacher Gave Up on Government Schools—and Launched His Own
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  Jon Miltimore | Thursday, March 28, 2024
  A recent Gallup poll found that just 36 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with their school, a record low. And some people are doing something about it.
• Reflections on the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society
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  Steve Dewey | Wednesday, December 27, 2023

  The Mont Pelerin Society is not well-known by the general public, mostly because it is specifically intended for scholars and policy makers. But the people involved with it have a great deal of influence on the ideas shaping our world.

• Is Gen Z Really the Poorest Generation?
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  Tyler Brandt | Tuesday, December 5, 2023
  LINKS: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUShttps://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d21/tables/dt21_330.10.asp?current=yeshttps://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/09/29/gen-z-faces-financial-challenges-stress-anxiety-and-an-uncertain-future/
• A Wealth Tax Doesn’t Make Sense
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  Tyler Brandt | Wednesday, July 26, 2023
  LINKS: https://fee.org/articles/why-a-wealth-tax-can-t-solve-our-problems/ https://taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/wealth-tax/ https://taxfoundation.org/wealth-taxes-in-the-oecd/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/progressive-wealth-taxation/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wealth-tax.asp#:~:text=A%20wealth%20tax%20is%20a%20tax%20levied%20on%20the%20net,value%20of%20a%20taxpayer’s%20assets. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-a-wealth-tax/ https://mises.org/wire/who-pays-wealth-tax-rich-or-poor https://mises.org/power-market/fallacies-behind-wealth-tax