Glenn Harlan Reynolds, in USA Today, March 29, 2015, article titled You are probably breaking the law right now, begins by noting the traditional legal view that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” But there...
In explaining the economic way of thinking, we start with the problems and opportunities of scarcity. For every person, family, and society, life confronts us with both problems to be solved and wonders to...
It is worth considering if locking up Congressmen longer would reduce crime. Wikipedia lists five from Congress convicted during the current Administration, eight convicted during the Bush Administration, and twelve during the Clinton Administration....
Stoa policy debaters have a topic on trade policy with China, Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan. Stoa LD debaters have two topics, including: Resolved: Developing countries ought to prioritize economic growth over environmental protection....
For Stoa debaters, further down in this post, I argue the “best person of the twenty-first century” could be a homeschool debater standing up before the United Nations and world leaders to make the...
Earlier posts connected the dots from scholars insisting federal courts should defend “liberty of contract,” to small enterprises like hair braiders facing expensive and time-consuming regulations lobbied for by established competitors. Established taxi companies...
Property developers often find it a challenge to assemble the parcels of property they need or want for redevelopment projects. Some homeowners don’t want to sell and move, and others decide they want to...
Should the federal court system defer to state and federal legislatures in the realm of economic legislation and regulations? After all, why not let democratically-elected legislatures propose, debate, and pass or not pass legislation...
Discussing criminal justice reform, CNN Political Advisor Van Jones argues: This is not a left-right issue. At a certain point it becomes a right-wrong issue. If you think about liberty and justice for all,...
Jeff Madrick, a senior fellow with the Century Foundation, in “Our Misplaced Faith in Free Trade,” an October 3, 2014 opinion column for the New York Times notes: Trade is one of the few areas on...
