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June 19, 2024  •  Weekly Newsletter
Myths about the U.S. Constitution and Individual Rights That Erode Civil Society

Lawrence J. McQuillan (The Beacon)

The myths? There are a lot of them—each a violation of those individual rights. How do we actually best secure those? Private property, the first right of all, just might have something to do with it… READ MORE »
Liberty in Peril

Democracy and Power in American History

By Randall G. Holcombe
Why Are So Many Food and Beverage Products Being Recalled?

Raymond J. March (The Beacon)

Great question. Foodborne illnesses have decreased, after all, since 2009. Much of the problem boils down to incentives. Care to guess what incentives the bureaucracy known as the FDA works under? READ MORE »
Hazardous to Our Health?

FDA Regulation of Health Care Products

Edited by Robert Higgs
Proposed APRA Bill Is a Bad Attempt at Data Privacy Protection

Jonathan Hofer (The Beacon)

The proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) offers a one-size-fits-all national privacy standard that entices some. But this cure will be worse than the disease. By overriding state laws, APRA could eliminate some very effective privacy protections the various states have recently enacted. READ MORE »
American Surveillance

Intelligence, Privacy, and the Fourth Amendment

By Anthony Gregory
So Why Won’t Gavin Newsom Put His Foot on the Brakes?

Lee H. Ohanian (California on Your Mind)

He certainly needs to. Thanks to high gas taxes and suffocating regulations, California’s gas prices are skyrocketing. But Newsom is fixing to make the situation even worse. The details will shock you. READ MORE »
Pain at the Pump

Blame Politicians, Not Producers,
for High California Gasoline Prices

By Robert J. Michaels, Lawrence J. McQuillan

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