The Housing Crisis Conversation Veils a Broader Poverty Problem

The Housing Crisis Conversation Veils a Broader Poverty Problem

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Norbert Michel In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and government shutdowns, the United States experienced an abnormally high rate of inflation. As prices took off, so did interest rates, and the cost of housing rose rapidly, with the median home price increasing almost $100,000. , Many potential homebuyers were—and still are—extremely upset. It’s also no surprise that politicians latched on to this issue, offering various proposals to deal with what many call an affordable housing crisis. But […]

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When SCOTUS Amends The Question Presented

When SCOTUS Amends The Question Presented

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On Friday, December 14, the Supreme Court granted cert in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. That petition raised two questions: 1. Does a state violate the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses by denying a religious organization an otherwise-available tax exemption because the organization does not meet the state’s criteria for religious behavior? 2. In addressing federal constitutional challenges, may state courts require proof of unconstitutionality “beyond a reasonable doubt?” Today, the Court issued […]

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Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good

Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good

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Age verification systems are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s privacy and anonymity. But Australia’s government recently decided to ignore these dangers, passing a vague, sweeping piece of age verification legislation after giving only a day for comments. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, which bans children under the age of 16 from using social media, will force platforms to take undefined “reasonable steps” to verify users’ ages and prevent young people from using them, […]

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The Welfare-State Paradox

The Welfare-State Paradox

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“Whether … a system of social security is a good or a bad policy is essentially a political problem. One may try to justify it by declaring that the wage earners lack the insight and the moral strength to provide spontaneously for their own future. But then it is not easy to silence the voices of those who ask whether it is not paradoxical to entrust the nation’s welfare to the decisions of voters whom the law itself […]

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