Last week was very busy for me with tax procedures and major changes to my will. So this is bi-weekly instead of weekly.
Written by Alan Reynolds, Kato at LibertyFebruary 26, 2024.
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If the United States measured consumer prices in the same „harmonized“ way as other countries, it would simply be except Questionable estimates of owner-equivalent rents—average inflation was 2.3 percent over the past 12 months, 1.1 percent over the past six months, and zero over the past three months.
Written by Noah Smith NoapinonFebruary 27, 2024.
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The inventors of the Internet envisioned it as a force for human freedom, allowing ordinary people to speak from a position of relative privacy without government permission or paying significant fixed costs. I thought it would be. And in the 1990s and 2000s, that was more or less the case.
Then two things happened. First, internet users migrated from her web (which can detect and block tracking attempts) to apps. The app monitors and records almost everything you do within the app. Second, internet usage switched from her PC to her smartphone. Smartphones are much easier to track in physical space and much easier to link with users. These changes have turned the Internet into a technology for universal surveillance. Governments with sufficient powers can use your phone and its apps to track where you are and what you are doing at all times.
Interestingly, however, Smith goes on to point out how narrow Beijing's goals are toward the United States.
Written by Jacob Salam reasonMarch 8, 2024.
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Contrary to what Biden said, I forgive For those convicted of simple possession under federal law. not accompanied I have a criminal record so it will be expunged. no way To achieve that without new laws.Mr. Biden emphasized It argued that a „criminal history of marijuana possession“ creates „unnecessary barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities.“ His pardon does not remove those barriers. The certificates that pardon recipients receive can be important to landlords and employers, but there are no guarantees.
GMU economist reported to DEI office for criticizing plan to mandate DEI courses
Written by Jennifer Cavany college fix, February 27, 2024.
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A George Mason University economics professor was recently fired by the university's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion after he publicly criticized ongoing efforts to add two diversity-focused courses to graduation requirements. was reported.
Economist Brian Caplan posted a strong opposition to the proposal on X. The proposal comes even as several states across the country have enacted laws restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and offices in higher education.
„George Mason University is a public university funded by Virginians with a wide range of political views about the nature of justice.“ „This is a thinly veiled effort to educate people about their true position,“ Caplan said. Posted February 20th.
“Even those who agree with such views ponder the justice of creating an official state-sanctioned orthodoxy and forcing all students to take multiple classes pretending to agree with it. There is a need.“