Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Lawrence W Reed

“We have the receipts to prove it.” (02/26/25)

https://fee.org/articles/yes-marx-advocated-violence-and-political-repression/

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Ramesh Thakur

“Human rights courts have become the place where democracies go to die. Law, both within and among nations, is an effort to align power to justice. All justice systems rest on a dynamic interaction between law, politics, and norms. Politics is about power: its location, bases, exercise, effects. Law seeks to tame power and convert it into authority through legitimising principles (e.g. democracy, separation of powers, due process), structures (e.g. legislature, executive, judiciary), and procedures (e.g. elections, trials).” (02/26/25)

https://brownstone.org/articles/judicial-adventurism-can-imperil-democracy/

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Brennen VanderVeen

“Imagine putting a political sign in your yard, only to have your town threaten to fine you $1,000 a day for not following arbitrary size and placement rules. That’s exactly what happened to four residents of Lodi, New Jersey. But with the help of FIRE Legal Network attorney Randall Peach and his colleagues at the law firm Woolson Anderson Peach, they fought back — suing Lodi for violating their First Amendment rights. Like many places, Lodi regulates yard signs on private property, but its rules blatantly violate the First Amendment by singling out ‘political’ signs — regulating how tall, wide, and close to the property line such signs can be, as well as whether they are up during the ‘correct’ time of year.” (02/26/25)

https://www.thefire.org/news/town-fought-residents-over-political-yard-signs-now-its-paying-price

Source: Niskanen Center
by Richard Hahn

“Imagine that you are the mayor of a mid-sized American city. Over the past five years, your citizens have watched serious crime and disorder steadily rise, and now they are demanding action. Unfortunately, like the average municipality, your city has faced declining operating revenue as a share of GDP over the past decade. The additional funds provided by the American Rescue Plan in 2021 have long since dried up, and with Congress divided over spending, it’s risky at best to rely on new federal dollars to combat crime. This means you must do more with the resources you already have.” (02/27/25)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/certainty-as-a-foundation-for-justice/

Source: Chasing Liberty
by Jeff Charles

“Over the past few years, DEI has been turned into both a sacred cow and a political scapegoat, depending on who you ask. But here’s what I’ve noticed — too many folks on the right have started blaming DEI for just about everything, from plane crashes to bridge collapses to stubbed toes, without any real evidence. It’s become the conservative version of how the left cries ‘racism’ at everything, and quite frankly, it’s embarrassing.” (02/26/25)

https://www.libertychasers.com/p/the-rights-dei-obsession-are-we-missing