reason.com: The Role and Ethics of AI Use in Online Dating -- -- From Helpful Learning Tool to Problematic Deception #liberty #news
reason.com: There Are Better Ways To Help Restaurant Workers Than No Tax on Tips -- -- Helping servers takes more than a temporary tip tax break. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Forces of Centralization and the Struggle for Freedom -- -- Throughout history, decentralization and secession have helped pave the way for more individual freedom. Naturally, political elites want to centralize everything, thus setting off the eternal battle between centralizers and decentralizers. #liberty #news
reason.com: Trump Walks Back Talk of Abolishing FEMA -- -- After criticizing the agency for being ineffective for months, the Trump administration now plans to reform it to supplement state disaster response efforts. #liberty #news
mises.org: JΓΌrgen Habermas: The Philosopher as Marxist Propagandist -- -- When does philosophy degenerate into simple propaganda? In this weekβ€˜s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines the writings of JΓΌrgen Habermas, concluding that much of what Habermas said was little more than ginned-up Marxism. #liberty #news
mises.org: The US Economy (Like the UK, Japanese, and German Economies) Is Shrinking -- -- Unless the current administration acts to reverse this ongoing period of easy-money fueled spending, deficits, and asset price inflation, we can expect to see ongoing problems with stubborn stagnation. #liberty #news
reason.com: Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal -- -- Colorado River abstention, Wilton-Brillhart abstention, and sua sponte shenanigans. #liberty #news
mises.org: Revolutionary Inflation: A Threat to the Cause of Independence -- -- War, even the American Revolution, is the health of the state because it is almost impossible to avoid fighting a war on state-centric terms. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Libertarian Silence in Japan -- -- A recent visitor to Japan found appreciation for some of its cultural habits that align with libertarian values: the supremacy of voluntary exchange, the inviolability of private property, and the ethic of not interfering with others. #liberty #news
reason.com: The Kash Patel Loyalty Test -- -- Plus: Canada tariffs, New York City overtaken by sharks, Paxton cheating scandal, and more... #liberty #news