It is no secret that people are fleeing California’s outrageous taxes and onerous business regulations. U-Haul reports that for the fourth consecutive year, California led the nation in the number of outbound truck rentals. The advocates of school choice should learn a lesson from U-Haul. When individuals have freedom of choice, they make choices that…
During the fourth debate between candidates for the Republican nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested student loans should be “backed by the universities because they need to have an incentive to produce gainful employment for people.” While DeSantis has a valid point, his solution doesn’t get to the heart of the matter regarding student loans….
Last November, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to hear a takings case brought by a Texas farmer against the state. The court argued that “federal courts have no jurisdiction in takings cases against states.” In other words, the Constitution doesn’t apply to states. The case stems from the state’s…
A growing number of public officials are sounding the alarm that a decreasing birth rate in the United States could lead to a myriad of problems within a few decades. Their predictions will likely come true, unless we follow Ayn Rand’s advice and check our premises. A senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies…
I have been reticent to comment on the war between Israel and Hamas because I am not an expert on the Middle East. However, I am qualified to comment on the faulty thinking that underlies some of the claims and demands being made by Palestinian supporters. Critics of Israel’s war against Hamas frequently claim that…
An opinion piece in the Marin Independent Journal in California provides an interesting example why the Left keeps winning policy debates. The article states, All landlords are human and some humans are more concerned about profits than people. Because of this, I happen to believe that some rent control is a good thing. Though the…
A growing number of Congressmen are calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after being charged for a variety of crimes, including bribery. Menendez and his wife allegedly received cash, gold bars, and other assets in exchange for the Senator’s influence. The calls for Menedez to resign are a classic case of the pot calling…
Writing for the Socialist Alternative, Varun Belor laments the failure of Seattle’s City Council to pass a rent control ordinance. Belor notes that none of the council’s eight Democrats supported the bill, and for more than forty years the Democrat dominated state legislature has upheld Washington’s ban on rent control. Democrats, Belor claims are “stooges”…
Chicago’s new mayor has sued automakers Kia and Hyundai, blaming them for a 243 percent increase in auto thefts over the past two years. The lawsuit claims that the companies manufactured cars that lacked “appropriate anti-theft measures.” In a stroke of brilliance that rivals Sheila Jackson-Lee, the mayor has determined that automobiles are the cause…
I recently wrote about the proclivity of Californians to vote on seemingly every issue under the sun, often resulting in rights-violating laws. Unfortunately, rule by the will of the mob is not limited to California. While the rate of infection varies, no state is immune to the toxicity of mob rule. A recent example comes…
In late July, two professors issued a call for dictatorship. In an open letter to President Biden, Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet and San Francisco State University political scientist Aaron Belkin urged the President to restrain MAGA [Supreme Court] justices immediately by announcing that if and when they issue rulings that are based on gravely…
In opinion piece Andrew P. Napolitano presents us with the false alternative of dictatorship or dictatorship: One is not truly free if one cannot leave the government. This applies to people as well as to political subdivisions. The forced retention of people or geographical units under the government’s monopolistic jurisdiction is totalitarian. Without the threat…