mises.org: Commercial Real Estate Is in Serious Trouble -- -- Although tariffs and other issues are getting the most news coverage, a harbinger of recession is looming: the slow collapse of commercial real estate values. This is the result of reckless policies at the Federal Reserve and the Fed cannot fix it. #liberty #news
reason.com: Invest in Education—Not the Department of Education -- -- More education dollars are funding more bureaucrats, who, by and large, are not improving student outcomes. #liberty #news
mises.org: Andrew Johnson’s Scuffle with Protectionists -- -- President Andrew Johnson, who is best known for being the first president to be impeached, vetoed protectionist legislation that looked to raise tariffs on imported copper. Congress overrode his veto, but his free-trade message is just as relevant today as it was in 1869. #liberty #news
reason.com: Bad Education -- -- Is Trump about to pull the plug on the Department of Education? #liberty #news
mises.org: Trump Adopts the Democrats’ Terrible Yemen Policy -- -- While the Trump administration claims it is breaking with the policies of Joe Biden, it is continuing US attacks on the Houthis of Yemen supported by the previous president. #liberty #news
mises.org: Tariffs Bring Pain without Gain -- -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently claimed that Trump‘s tariffs will improve the economy, but only after a period of painful adjustment. “No pain, no gain,” he said. The truth is that the tariffs will inflict pain without any gains. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners -- -- The removals challenge Humphrey’s Executor, a Supreme Court precedent that protects independent agency officials from political firings. #liberty #news
reason.com: Miami Beach Mayor Withdraws Bill To Evict Theater for Screening No Other Land -- -- The attempt to retaliate against a cinema for screening a documentary on the Israel-Palestine conflict drew national condemnation from civil rights groups and flimmakers. #liberty #news
mises.org: Chatting with A Dead Economist: Charles Rist -- -- Charles Rist was an economist of nearly a century ago who recognized the dangers behind President Franklin Roosevelt‘s attempts to demonetize gold. We are still paying the price for FDR‘s actions. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Supreme Court Has an Opportunity To Correct Its Kelo Eminent Domain Error -- -- A New York case revives concerns about seizing private property to benefit favored developers. #liberty #news