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November 30, 2021
Power Problems

Nuclear Competition and MAD
Despite the popular Cold War concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD), the United States and Soviet Union engaged in risky, escalatory nuclear competition despite the costs and risks. University of Cincinnati associate professor and Cato adjunct scholar Brendan Rittenhouse Green discusses what drove this competition and explains the role of nuclear arms today, with a focus on the future of U.S.-China nuclear relations.
Featuring Brendan Rittenhouse Green and John Glaser
November 30, 2021
Media Highlights Radio

Scott Lincicome discusses industrial policy on Law & Liberty’s Liberty Law Talk podcast
Featuring Scott Lincicome
November 30, 2021
Hinrich Foundation

A Deal on Fish Will Break the WTO’s Negotiating Deadlock
After seventy-six meetings (and counting) in the last two years, WTO Members are the closest they have ever been to getting a deal on fisheries subsidies in two decades. An agreement is needed not only for the health of the world’s oceans, but also for the credibility of the organization’s consensus-based approach.
By Inu Manak
November 30, 2021
The Dispatch

Why Officials Should Reserve Judgment in Criminal Cases
Believe it or not, however, it was once expected that prominent elected officials in the U.S. speak in cautious and tentative tones about allegations of criminality before a verdict had been reached in court.
By Walter Olson
November 30, 2021
Action Institute

XI Jinping Manipulates History on His Way to a Third Term
Is Xi a second great Red Emperor? His growing influence and use of raw power even to rewrite history seem to suggest so.
By Doug Bandow
November 30, 2021
Blog

Section 230 Amendments Are Wrong Response to “Information Disorder”
Amendments to Section 230 such as those discussed in Aspen’s report are unlikely to significantly halt or hamper the spread of the most dangerous misinformation and disinformation or pass constitutional challenge.
By Matthew Feeney
November 30, 2021
19FortyFive

Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy Has a Serious Flaw
There is nothing in the Biden administration’s approach to indicate any interest in the substance of liberty, in contrast to the process of democracy.
By Doug Bandow
November 30, 2021
Blog

The Postal Banking Loophole
Congress should investigate if this is indeed the case and, if it proves to be so, Congress should reconsider the latitude afforded to the Postal Service in defining new products and services.
By Nicholas Anthony
November 30, 2021
Blog

How Much Will Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Eventually Cost? History Suggests Some Worrisome Answers
The history of big infrastructure projects is marked by extraordinary delays and cost overruns, which Congress should consider.
By David Boaz
November 30, 2021
CoinDesk

Let the Market Come Up With Better Money Tech
There are better alternatives to fiat currencies available and the private sector is providing them.
By James A. Dorn
November 30, 2021
Briefing Paper

No. 130
What Should Policymakers Do about Climate Change?
In this brief, we set aside whether the current scientific consensus on climate change is accurate and address how policymakers should respond if it is.
By Jeffrey Miron and Pedro Aldighieri
November 29, 2021
Blog

The First Amendment Protects Independent Journalists
The government can’t give favorable treatment to the corporate media at the expense of independent journalists.
By Thomas A. Berry
November 29, 2021
Blog

U.S. Tax Gap Relatively Small
The United States’ tax gap and shadow economy appear to be relatively small. Reducing the tax gap by giving the IRS more enforcement power is not worth the likely damage to the economy and our civil liberties.
By Chris Edwards
November 29, 2021
Blog

RIP Rick Stroup
RIP Richard L. Stroup, a pioneer of free-market environmentalism.
By David Boaz
November 29, 2021
Media Highlights TV

Alberto Benegas Lynch, Jr. discusses liberalism in Argentina on La Mirada de Roberto Garcia
Featuring Alberto Benegas Lynch, Jr.