mises.org: The Marshall Plan Slush Fund: Cronyism for US Exporters -- -- Did the Marshall Plan save Europe or enrich crony capitalists? Patrick Newman exposes how corporate welfare, hidden deals, and corruption shaped postwar policy, with effects still felt today. #liberty #news
reason.com: What Happens to Your Kids if We Abolish the Department of Education? -- -- The Department of Education doesn’t handle teaching, set curricula, or pay teacher salaries. #liberty #news
reason.com: New Montana Law Blocks the State From Buying Private Data To Skirt the Fourth Amendment -- -- The Big Sky State becomes the first to close the data broker loophole allowing the government to get private information without a warrant. #liberty #news
reason.com: Supreme Court Enjoins Summary Removal of Alleged Tren de Aragua Members under Alien Enemies Act -- -- A majority of the justices seem unconvinced the Administration was prepared to provide the process that was due. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. #liberty #news
reason.com: SCOTUS to CASA to A.A.R.P.: In Case Of (Perceived) Emergency, Ignore The Rules, And Make Stuff Up -- -- None of the usual rules will apply when the ACLU says there is an emergency. #liberty #news
mises.org: MMT, Chartalism, and the Colonial Experience -- -- The MMT crowd now claims that the monetary history of the US is an example of chartalism. US history is actually an example of the opposite. #liberty #news
reason.com: Will AI Kill Our Freedom To Think? -- -- Algorithmic systems increasingly shape what we know, see, and question. To preserve free inquiry, we need transparency, competition, and a commitment to timeless principles of open debate. #liberty #news
reason.com: Quality Seeds -- -- Plus: New Jersey strike, apologizing to libertarians, and more... #liberty #news
reason.com: I Stand By My Prediction: The Court Will Reargue the Case On The Merits And Duck The Procedural Issues -- -- There are eight, and possibly nine votes against Trump on the merits. But the Court is far too fragmented on the injunction issue. #liberty #news
mises.org: How War Propaganda Has Fueled American Foreign Policy for a Century -- -- Isn’t it funny how, with the possible exception of Vietnam, all of America’s wars have been justified and have been right and good? What are the odds? #liberty #news