reason.com: After Plaintiff "Criticized the City Manager …, the Manager Complained About Him to the Police." -- -- Two officers convinced a prosecutor to charge Blackwell with stalking. But a judge acquitted him. Blackwell then sued the manager and officers for violating the First Amendment by inducing this prosecution in retaliation for his political speech. #liberty #news
reason.com: Missouri Legislative Employee Was Unconstitutionally Fired for Pro-Mask-Policy Letter -- -- From Mayfield v. Missouri House of Representatives, decided Friday by Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith…The post Missouri Legislative Employee Was Unconstitutionally Fired for Pro-Mask-Policy Letter appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
reason.com: Baby Incentives -- -- Plus: New Jersey mysteries, cigarettes for homeless people, and more... #liberty #news
mises.org: De-Bamboozling the Critical Race Theory of Court Intellectuals -- -- There finally is pushback against Critical Race Theory that has infected higher education and most of our other institutions. Unfortunately, CRT concepts are so embedded in our body politic that the only way to combat them is through revisionist history. #liberty #news
reason.com: 7 Ways To Mark the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers -- -- December 17 is a day for mourning sex workers lost to violence and for drawing attention to conditions—like criminalization—that put sex workers at risk. #liberty #news
mises.org: “Personnel Is Policy” Means the Rule of Law Is Dying -- -- As state power metastasizes, those carrying out government directives are even less bound by law than they were a few years ago. The Deep State continues to become stronger, and modern political analysis is beginning to resemble the Kremlinology of the Cold War. #liberty #news
mises.org: How Germany Destroyed Its Economy, and How to Fix It -- -- Stagnation came to Germany when Germany embraced easy money and a socialized “green economy.” #liberty #news
reason.com: The Day the Pope Met a Psychedelic Evangelist -- -- Pharmacological Perennialism crossed paths with the Catholic Church at a previously unreported holy meeting. #liberty #news
reason.com: How Exclusionary Zoning Increases Homelessness -- -- A new paper by housing expert Salim Furth shows it does so by making it harder for marginal people to find housing with relatives and friends. #liberty #news
mises.org: “Personnel Is Policy” Means Democracy Is Dying -- -- As state power metastisizes, those carrying out government directives are even less bound by law than they were a few years ago. The Deep State continues to become stronger, and modern political analysis is beginning to resemble the Kremlinology of the Cold War. #liberty #news