mises.org: US Trade Deficits: Blame Nixon, Not China -- -- Dr. Robert Murphy explains why America’s chronic trade deficits trace to Nixon’s 1971 gold exit—not China—and how a popular reading of Triffin’s “dilemma” confuses the issue. #liberty #news
reason.com: Open Thread -- -- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news
reason.com: The Democratic Party Is Offering a False Choice Between Socialism and Technocracy -- -- By looking to the past, Democrats could chart a pro-freedom blueprint for their party’s future. #liberty #news
reason.com: Some Thoughts On The Texas Gerrymandering Case -- -- There is so much to say about LULAC v. Abbott, the recent gerrymandering case decided by a three judge panel…The post Some Thoughts On The Texas Gerrymandering Case appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
reason.com: Open Thread -- -- What’s on your mind? #liberty #news
reason.com: Today in Supreme Court History: November 22, 1963 -- -- 11/22/1963: President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Abe…The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 22, 1963 appeared first on Reason.com. #liberty #news
reason.com: Gordon Wood on America as a "Creedal Nation" Open to all Races and Ethnicities -- -- Wood is the leading living historian of the American Founding. He pushes back here against those who claim America should be an ethno-nationalist polity. #liberty #news
mises.org: The Seven Deadly Economic Sins -- -- Seven “economic sins” share one root: monetary inflation—fueling higher prices, inequality, debt, war, and even moral decay. #liberty #news
reason.com: Covid Beach Closures, the Takings Clause, and the Police Power Exception -- -- A recent 11th Circuit decision rightly ruled that mandatory Covid beach closures violated the Takings Clause. But the court overlooked the key issue of how to assess the police power exception to Takings Clause liability. #liberty #news
reason.com: Second Amendment Roundup: In Wolford, Hawaii relies on the Black Codes -- -- Improper analogue to support ban on arms on private property open to the public. #liberty #news