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- October 20, 2024
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JK Rowling would reject peerage if offered for a third time—says she turned it down twice before
Harry Potter author JK Rowling says that she turned down two offers of a peerage after comments by a Conservative MP stating that she would appoint her to the House of Lords.
MisesHayek on the Welfare State
While F.A. Hayek contributed much to the Austrian School of Economics, he also supported the establishment of the welfare state, believing that it was compatible with the rule of law. Ludwig von Mises, however, knew that the welfare state is the ubiquitous slippery slope.
Ctrl+Alt+Regulate: The DMA’s Misguided Reboot of Competition
Regulators with the European Union want people to believe that the “dead hand” of government regulation actually enhances competition. The only thing their actions enhance is more government power.
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- October 19, 2024
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UK court convicts veteran for praying near abortion clinic
Adam Smith-Connor, a father of 2 and a British army veteran who served in Afghanistan, had lost a son to abortion many years prior to when he bowed his head and unassumingly prayed near the abortion clinic.
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- October 19, 2024
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Drone hits Netanyahu’s home after Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: ‘This will not deter me’
The IDF confirmed that the drone, which originated from Lebanon, hit an undisclosed building on the property but caused no reported casualties
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- October 19, 2024
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CHRISSY CLARK: NY voter registration group led by convicted voter fraudster gives away Taylor Swift concert tickets to get young people to polls
Civic Innovation Works’ leader Tate Hausman is a political operative with ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Hausman was notably convicted of voter fraud in 2009 for falsifying absentee ballots.
If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It
Republicans today are decrying the “lawfare” that Democrats are using against them, and rightly so. However, had Republicans not vastly expanded federal criminal law during the infamous Wall Street prosecutions 40 years ago, lawfare would not have become such a potent political weapon.
Ten Lessons on US Foreign Policy from Enough Already
In this review of Scott Horton’s new book, Enough Already, we see that the wars the US has raged for the past quarter century in the Middle East have been a disaster. Millions of deaths and a massive refugee crisis later, the unmistakable verdict is in.
Gresham’s Law: Why Bitcoin Will Save the World
Does bad money drive out good money? Mark Thornton discusses one of the most impactful principles of modern society.
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- October 18, 2024
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Philippine police on manhunt for gang of armed men who allegedly kidnapped an American YouTuber from a remote village
Police identified the victim, who was shot in the leg by the armed gang dressed in all black and whisked away in a speedboat, as 26-year-old Elliot Onil Eastman from Vermont.
