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The Coming Presidential Tyranny: Maybe Trump, Maybe Later, but Coming Ever Closer
This screed is a response to a friend’s Facebook post. He linked to the article The Republic Conquered: On America Entering the Post-Democratic Era, with a warning to conservatives to set down their coffee while reading it “unless you enjoy … Continue reading
Gary Johnson’s Narrow Path to a Likely Loss in the House
The #neverhillary/#nevertrump crowd is looking closely at Gary Johnson’s prospects for breaking through as a third party president. Everyone agrees they are slim, but many think it’s not impossible. My conclusion is that it’s not that implausible for Johnson to … Continue reading
Caplan and the Crank; or Don’t Touch My Meds, You Bastard
Some years back I met a guy who eagerly billed himself as “the angriest mayor in America.” He was coming to speak to some of our students. He eagerly told me that he hated economists, except this one economist, a … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Bryan Caplan, Econlib, Econlog, Mental Illness, Thomas Szasz
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The Battle of Indiana Didn’t Have To Happen
[Note: A Guest Post by Hit Coffee’s Will Truman] There really is an odd feeling of the ground shuffling from under my feet. Fifteen years ago, I was on the far left of the same-sex marriage movement, and pretty far … Continue reading
No, Oklahoma Is Not Banning Atheist Marriage
There’s a lot of foofaraw going around the internet and Facebook these days reposting articles that claim the Oklahoma legislature is passing a bill that would ban atheists from getting married. See, for example, here, here and here. A slight … Continue reading
Politics Remains Stupid
Senator Jeff Sessions won the 2006 “Guardian of Small Business” award from the National federation of Independent Businesses, so he should be pro-business, right? But here he is now denying the right of business owners to hire whom they want. … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigration, Jeff Sessions, Pro-business, Small Business
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The Zendaya Comments Weren’t Racist
Today’s meme is that the comments by (the heretofore unknown to me) Giuliana Rancic about (the heretofore unknown to me) Zendaya’s dreadlocks were racist (see here and here, for example. I call bullshit. Rancic apparently said ““I feel like she … Continue reading
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Tagged dreadlocks, Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, Oscars, Zendaya
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Warren Michigan Mayor James Fouts Doesn’t Respect the Constitution
The Warren, Michigan, city hall has a prayer station, so resident Douglas Marshall decided to seek permission to create a reason station to complement it. Permission denied, lawsuits ensue, and now a federal judge has required the city to allow … Continue reading
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Michael Cain Maps States’ Tax-donor Status
Guest Post by Michael Cain Back in this post the subject of states that are net federal tax donors and tax recipients came up in the comments. D. C. Sessions pointed at the Wikipedia article [1] on the topic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartograms, Death and Taxes, Donor States, Michael Caine
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The Bawdy House Provisions 