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When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In other words, if you have only one tool, you try to use it for everything. In part, this adage explains government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government has only one tool—force. Every tool has a proper use. A screwdriver is great for…
A Noncrisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
In 2004, Stanford economist Paul Romersaid that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. His statement was later repeated by Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. Emanuel then said, “And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” Advocates of the free market…
The War on the Republic
Regressives (they call themselves “Progressives”) have long opposed the system of limited government established by the drafters of the Constitution. As one example, the Seventeenth Amendment, which established direct elections of United States Senators, was ratified in 1913 at the height of the first “Progressive” movement. Prior to that time, Senators were selected by each…
Common Errors in Defending Property Rights, Part 1
Often, when a regulation or law is proposed, the would-be victims argue that their property rights would be violated if the regulation is enacted. While this is far too often true, it just as frequently falls on deaf ears. And the reason is quite simple: Most people think that property rights are not sacrosanct. They…