reason.com: Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon -- -- The only thing the Federal Trade Commission and European Commission succeeded in doing was transferring ownership of iRobot from an American company to a Chinese one. #liberty #news
mises.org: What Happened to Climate Change? -- -- Only a couple years ago, climate change was a major political issue. Now it’s strangely absent from public discourse. Why did this happen? Because, at least for now, it stopped being the most useful way for elites to justify their power grabs. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Hayek Rejected Merit-Based Equality -- -- In criticizing the progressive notion of equity, or equality of results, critics of such views embrace an order of “meritocracy.” F.A. Hayek, however, understood that in a free society, inequality is inevitable, and it is something we must accept. #liberty #news
reason.com: Bondi Beach Shows Why Self-Defense Is a Vital Right -- -- Individuals and communities must take responsibility for their own safety. #liberty #news
reason.com: Localism and the Limits of Regulating What We Love -- -- When the perceived emotional harm from new development becomes a justification for state intervention, the law gets really arbitrary really quickly. #liberty #news
mises.org: An Economic Contagion -- -- When there is a cascade of failing businesses at one time, it is easy to think of it as an economic contagion that is a by-product of capitalism. Yet, a cluster of business errors can be laid firmly at the feet of government. #liberty #news
mises.org: Indoctrination Wars: Taking Back Control of What Your Kids Actually Learn -- -- Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Cheryl Daley on The Homeschool How To Podcast. #liberty #news
mises.org: Why Hayek Rejected Merit-Based Equality -- -- In criticizing the progressive notion of equity, or equality of results, critics of such views embrace an order of “meritocracy.” F.A. Hayek, however, understood that in a free society, inequality is inevitable, and it is something we must accept. #liberty #news
mises.org: It’s Time to Renew Your Mises Membership -- -- Join or renew today! #liberty #news
mises.org: How Religious Freedom in America Was Founded on Privatization and Decentralization -- -- The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First Amendment had almost nothing to do with it. #liberty #news