reason.com: The Soft Totalitarianism of the Political Class -- -- Officials pursue an anti-liberty agenda through unofficial pressure and foreign regulators. #liberty #news
mises.org: Free Speech and Legislative Bans on DEI -- https://tinyurl.com/2y864v7b -- Are the bans on DEI training and job discrimination in line with the Constitution of the United States, let alone being attacks on free speech? Wanjiru Njoya tries to answer those questions. #liberty #news
reason.com: This Texas Woman Was Jailed for Her Journalism. Is She the Future of Media? -- -- Priscilla Villarreal, known as Lagordiloca, is suing law enforcement for violating her First Amendment rights. She is appealing to the Supreme Court. #liberty #news
reason.com: Should Airliners Be Forced To Fly Through War Zones? -- -- Rep. Ritchie Torres (D–N.Y.) claims that airlines are engaging in discrimination and enabling price gouging by canceling flights to the Middle East without government permission. #liberty #news
mises.org: Should Cash Be Removed from the Economy? -- -- Progressive and even many mainstream economists believe that cash is a relic from the past and should be replaced with digital money. There are many good reasons why not to follow this course, and no good reasons to replace cash. #liberty #news
reason.com: $1.85M Award in #TheyLied Lawsuit Over False Accusation of Rape -- -- The award consisted of $1.5M compensatory damages and $350K punitives. #liberty #news
reason.com: Campus Free Speech, 2024 -- -- For free speech on campus, Brandeis and Holmes should guide colleges and universities. #liberty #news
mises.org: Review: Bitcoin: The Inverse of Clown World -- -- While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can boggle the mind with their complex relationships, nonetheless, we are witnessing the development of a parallel economy that has sprung up in the wake of harmful government intervention. #liberty #news
mises.org: Praxeology and Robert Malone’s "Surveillance Capitalism" -- https://tinyurl.com/2czqnbgq -- How do we guard against misinformation when business firms join with government to promote things that simply are false? As Murray Rothbard noted, people still have reason and the free will to make decisions for themselves. #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: September 2, 1819 -- -- 9/2/1819: James Madison writes letter to Judge Spencer Roane criticizing McCulloch v. Maryland. #liberty #news