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May 19, 2021
The Dispatch

Into the Unknown
Is the economy at risk of ‘overheating’? Let’s look at the signs.
By Scott Lincicome
May 19, 2021
MarketWatch

Waiving COVID-19 Vaccine Patents Would Be Disastrous
Ex-post appropriation of existing patents signals both domestically and abroad that the U.S. government puts political expedience before the rule of law. This sets a terrible precedent.
By Jeffrey Miron and Pedro Aldighieri
May 19, 2021
Foreign Policy

There’s No Choice but Negotiation with North Korea
Moon Jae-in’s White House visit is a good chance to step up talks again.
By Doug Bandow
May 19, 2021
Newsweek

Free Speech Makes for Strange Bedfellows
The First Amendment isn’t a progressive or conservative right, a Democratic or Republican right. It’s an American right. On that, at least, we should be able to agree.
By Ilya Shapiro
May 19, 2021
Antiwar.com

The Fraudulent ‘League of Democracies’ Scheme
There are multiple problems associated with a summit of democracies, much less the creation of an organized league of democracies.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
May 18, 2021
Antiwar.com

Germany’s Greens Plan a Tough Foreign Policy
German foreign policy is likely to become more active and contentious.
By Doug Bandow
May 18, 2021
The Hill (Online)

A Forgotten Clause of the Constitution Could Change the Census Outcome
Section 2’s Penalty Clause mandates that if a state disenfranchises adult male citizens for any reason other than “participation in rebellion, or other crime,” the state’s census count must be decreased by a ratio equal to the percentage of adult male citizens who have been thus disenfranchised.
By Thomas A. Berry
May 17, 2021
American Spectator (Online)

Billionaire Envy Can’t Sink Bezos’ Boat
Leftists attack the rich just for having more money than others but fail to value the other benefits of their success.
By Doug Bandow
May 17, 2021
Daily News

Is the Proposed Municipal Bank of Los Angeles a Good Idea?
The expectations of the supporters of Public Bank LA are unrealistic and uninformed.
By Shirley Svorny
May 17, 2021
Responsible Statecraft

Memo to the West: Let Balkan Countries Draw Their Own Lines
Even if multi-ethnic federalism is seen as the liberal ideal, it obviously isn’t the practical and peaceful solution in this case. It is time to allow locals to attempt to settle their disputes.
By Doug Bandow
May 15, 2021
National Review (Online)

Why Is the Government Trying to Kill Home-Based Businesses?
Some zoning rules make sense, but many cities have gone too far in squelching neighborhood entrepreneurship, enacting excessively tight rules on businesses in homes.
By Chris Edwards
May 14, 2021
UK Telegraph

More Active Government Means a Greater Risk of Corruption
Don’t misunderstand me: Zoom is doing nothing wrong.
By Ryan Bourne
May 13, 2021
OMFIF

US Inflation Surge Is Harbinger of What’s to Come
Money supply growth is feeding into economy and Powell’s position is wrong
By Steve H. Hanke
May 13, 2021
The Detroit News

Republican Response to Facebook’s Trump Ban Threatens Free Speech More
Requiring social media sites to carry all legal speech would create an internet most users would find objectionable and difficult to navigate.
By Matthew Feeney
May 13, 2021
National Review (Online)

‘Partly Constitutional’ Isn’t Enough: Senate Should Reject the ‘For the People Act’
In other forms, parts of the Democrats’ election bill have already been struck down in the courts. But Democrats are proceeding anyway.
By Walter Olson