Reason #391 why government intervention is a bad idea
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Reason #391 why government intervention is a bad idea
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Maryland Cop Who Recklessly Shot a 5-Year-Old Boy Got Qualified Immunity
During an August 2016 standoff with an armed woman at an apartment in Baltimore County, Maryland, a police officer fired his rifle through an interior wall into the kitchen. The bullet struck the woman, Korryn Gaines, in the upper back, then ricocheted off the refrigerator, striking her 5-year-old son, Kodi, in the cheek. The officer, Baltimore County Cpl. Royce Ruby, later testified that he fired the “head shot” without a clear view of Gaines, saying he could see […]
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How Awful Policies Fueled the L.A. Fires
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reflect on the failed policy decisions that have exacerbated the L.A. wildfire crisis, as well as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that the company is ditching third-party fact checking on Facebook. 01:54—L.A. wildfires and failed policy 28:06—Weekly listener question 37:36—Zuckerberg announces the company nixes third-party fact checking 47:06—This week’s cultural recommendations Mentioned in this podcast: “California’s Fire Catastrophe Is Largely a Result of Bad Government Policies,” […]
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“Regulation of Algorithms” Panel at Federalist Society Faculty Conference,
I much enjoyed participating, and I hope some of you will enjoy watching. Here’s the panel description: Opaque algorithms shape what news stories you see on social media, dictate how artificial intelligence answers prompts, and can even decide whether applicants get a mortgage or a job interview. Amidst claims of algorithmic race, gender, and viewpoint discrimination, more and more individuals of all political affiliations are calling for greater government regulation of algorithms, while regulatory skeptics worry that government […]
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The Origins of the Modern Era of the Federal Reserve
Monetary policy has become an empty set of rituals. When interest rates rise, the press reflexively reports that inflation is being fought; when they fall, the Fed is supporting growth and the labor market. But the gears are disconnected from the engine; the supposed causes no longer bear on the supposed effects. submitted by /u/jgs952 [link] [comments]
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Juries as a Bulwark Against Oppression
Mike Fox Imagine at 22, you were driving recklessly with a group of friends when a drunk driver crossed the center line and hit you head-on, killing several of your passengers. If you think the grief from feeling responsible for the death of your friends would be unfathomable, imagine the state charged you with causing your friends’ deaths, confining you to an approximately 70-square-foot cage for over three decades. In 2022, Floridian Devin Perkins was driving 100 mph […]
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Register for the Libertarian Scholars Conference 2025
The Mises Institute will host the Libertarian Scholars Conference on March 20 at our Auburn campus.
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