This week, the Little Sisters of the Poor were granted a reprieve by the US Supreme Court from the Federal Government’s Obamacare health care mandates. To summarize the case in two sentences: the Little Sisters didn’t like Obamacare’s mandates that employers pay for “ abortion-related medical coverage .” This meant the Little Sisters had to either
Released on May 12, the new film Brexit: The Movie makes the case for the “Leave” campaign in significant detail. At an hour and 11 minutes, the film sticks to the economic debate behind the Brexit campaign. This is wise since, as the vote approaches, the “Remain” campaign is likely to become increasingly hysterical with claims that leaving the UN
My thanks to The Lens in Washington state for covering Saturday’s Mises Circle in Seattle , with a lot of attention to my talk on “Three Lies You’ll Hear from the Candidates this Year” . One claim you’re likely to hear during this year’s presidential election cycle is that the U.S. doesn’t spend enough on helping out the poor, compared to other
For anyone who’s been following Major League Baseball in recent years, it’s apparent that the memo has gone out that now is the time to wring one’s hands over a lack of African-American players. Just this month, Hank Aaron lamented that MLB is “a dying sport as far as African-Americans [are concerned.]” But Aaron’s concern only makes sense if
It looks like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are planning to debate each other . Drudge today is calling it “the debate of the century.” Color me skeptical. If it happens, the debate will provide some entertainment for political junkies, but the areas of disagreement between the two are actually quite small, and the debate is likely to focus on
CNBC reports today that a blind man is suing McDonalds for refusing him service at the drive-thru window. The man, Scott Magee of Louisiana, could not access the inside of the restaurant because it was after hours when the dining room was closed. Magee — who cannot drive a car — claims he attempted to purchase food at the drive-thru window on foot
Government regulation of property in the name of mandating “public accommodation” has become one of the easiest ways to expand state power into every enterprise, right down to the tiniest family business. These regulations — which dictate to private owners who can use their property and with whom owners are required to associate — are claimed to
In this recent interview for the Strategic Investment Conference, Jim Grant spoke on the benefits of holding gold and cash right now, citing a myriad of problems related to the inability of Central Banks to understand the current economic situation. When asked about his position on gold, Grant responded: I would characterize gold not so much as a
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new employment data today, and nonfarm payroll employment increased in May be the smallest amount seen in 28 months. For May 2016, there were 144,592,000 payroll jobs in the US, which was up 1.6 percent, or 2.3 million jobs, from May 2015. (These are all not-seasonally-adjusted numbers) That’s the smallest
Donald Trump is certainly not the only powerful protectionist out there. Chinese steel production has been coming under increasing attack by American interest groups and the US government itself. Back in late April, US Steel Corp began petitioning the US government for a ban on steel imports from China. US Steel Corp claims the sanctions are
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