mises.org: I, Pencil (And the Tariffs that Hinder Me) -- -- This is a rendition of Leonard Read‘s famous, “I, Pencil,” but with a new twist: tariffs now restrict the importation of producers‘ goods needed to make the pencil, which means there will be fewer of them for us to use. #liberty #news
reason.com: DOGE Has Been a Smashing Success -- -- When compared to the most likely alternatives, DOGE has cut as much government as one could hope for. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Administration Restores Thousands of Terminated Foreign Student Visa Records -- -- Earlier this month, 4,700 foreign students were at risk of detainment after ICE inexplicably terminated their visa records. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Economic Fallacies Underpinning Hitler’s Disastrous Views -- -- While focusing on the Holocaust, people often forget the economic fallacies of the Third Reich. Hitler‘s policies were based upon socialism and state control, a no regime can prosper under those condition. #liberty #news
reason.com: Judge Halts Federal Scrutiny of $200 Transactions -- -- The temporary restraining order allows time to challenge burdensome reporting requirement. #liberty #news
reason.com: ICE Is Trying To Deport a Harvard Medical School Researcher Over Frog Embryos -- -- An immigration judge found the official document initiating Kseniia Petrova’s deportation to be legally deficient. She remains in detention, unable to further her cancer research. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Did Trump Arrest a Student for Writing an Op-Ed? -- -- James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the crime of criticizing the government of the State of Israel. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump 2028 -- -- Plus: AEA deportations, Glenn Greenwald on civil liberties under Trump, and more... #liberty #news
mises.org: The Race/Starting-Point Fallacy -- -- It is often asserted without challenge that “life is like a race” and it wouldn‘t be a fair race without the same “starting-line.” While this analogy has some truth, it is largely fallacious and more than implies an ever-present state to provide “equal opportunity.” #liberty #news
mises.org: The Deserving End to the Post-War Order -- -- The sun finally is setting on the world order that emerged after World War II, including the Cold War. This is not for lack of trying by US and European politicians, but they cannot stop the entire apparatus from collapsing under its own weight. #liberty #news