Michigan voters legalized cannabis to address overcriminalization, but police still use its odor as a pretext for searches. The Cato Institute and the Institute for Justice push back, advocating for stronger protections against unwarranted searches.
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To innovate, people must be free to think, speak, publish, associate, and trade. Freedom is the key to superabundance. https://lnkd.in/gSCCwCDH
The More Resources We Consume, the More We Have
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The US health sector isn't a free market—government price fixing keeps medical costs high, contrary to industry claims.
The Myth of the Free-Market US Health Sector
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Secret Service funding has grown from $2.34 billion in 2014 to $3.62 billion in 2024; a 55% increase in 10 years. So what went wrong on July 13th in Butler, PA? The federal excuse makers are only just getting started.
Secret Service Spending
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President Biden has attributed rising prices to "shrinkflation" practices by corporations. Ryan Bourne and Jai Kedia explain that resizing products is a normal business practice that occurred more frequently in many years before the pandemic. https://lnkd.in/gbkiFt2p
New BLS Data Confirms Shrinkflation Is a False Panic
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that debt will reach 122% of GDP by 2034.
Another CBO Report Warns of Debt Surging, As a Fiscal Crisis Brews
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Most people continue to believe in a version of financial privacy that no longer exists, that financial records continue to be private and the government needs a warrant to go after them. This belief couldn’t be further from reality.
The Illusion of Financial Privacy
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The shock of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created an opportune moment for discussions on European remilitarization and security cooperation. Will the next US president seize this opportunity to lessen Europe's dependency on the United States?
How to Force Europe to Do Its Fair Share for NATO
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Free trade is merely an extension of human freedom, which conservatives and progressives should support.
New Defending Globalization Content: The Conservative and Progressive Cases for Globalization
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The US needs to rethink the Jones Act to strengthen our maritime industry. Allowing allied shipyards to build vessels could expand and modernize our fleet, writes Colin Grabow on the The Wall Street Journal:
Opinion | Turn to American Allies for Shipbuilding Help
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