NSDA has a criminal justice topic for 2020-21. This post was originally for an earlier NCFCA federal court system reform topic, on cases involving federal courts and criminal justice reform. I’ve argued in previous...
The success and justice of market economies flow from voluntary cooperation and exchange, entrepreneurship and innovation, freedom of choice, private property, enforceable contracts, and intermediary institutions that support these economic freedom and rule of...
There are several big ideas to bring more justice to the federal court system, and some of these ideas can start with small reforms. How can we provide more justice for victims as well...
Marc Levin, director of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, makes a conservative case for reform on Townhall (June 25 and 26, 2015). He begins with the case for reducing prison before...
What if… what if… students ran a radical affirmative case insisting that when charged with a crime, the accused ought to have a right to a trial by a jury of peers? Too wild?...
An NCFCA LD resolution looked for clash between freedom and equity: “Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity.” The U.S. Supreme Court struggled with the clash between freedom...
2024 Economic Thinking Workshops and Presentations • Jan. 18, Economic Freedom for Energy Policy, 7-9 pm Central online. Flyer• Jan. 19, Economic Freedom and Rights/Security (LD topic) 7-9 pm, Flyer Past 2023 programs…• Sept. 22,...
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....
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,...
Charles Dicken’s novel, A Christmas Carol, was set in England in the early 1840s. We hope England and Europe escapes the cold of the winter of 1840-41. Modern industrial societies should be safe from...
