5 years ago
July 2019
“Calling someone a police officer invites the worst form of police overreach, a legalistic authoritarianism that exists for its own sake. In her roles as County Attorney, District Attorney (DA) and State Attorney General (AG) During his 28-year term, [Kamala] Harris has proven more than willing to live up to that title. In the public eye, she spoke of racial justice and liberal values, bolstering her credibility as one of the Democratic Party’s rising stars. But privately, she has repeatedly fought for more aggressive prosecutions, not just of violent criminals but of those who commit misdemeanors and ‘quality of life’ crimes.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“Kamala Harris is a cop who wants to be president”
10 years ago
July 2014
“We are all giving up gigabits of our personal information to Facebook, Foursquare, Google, AT&T, and only voluntarily. Last year, former government contractor Edward Snowden revealed that our own government has been engaging in widespread Domestic espionage, the trajectory of everyone we call, how long we call them, and where we call them, privacy looks more and more like a mid-20th century relic.
Ronald Bailey
“Welcome to the naked future”
30 years ago
July 1994
“In some Democratic circles, the idea still prevails that nothing will get people back to work faster than inflation. [President Bill] Clinton, for his part, is keen to keep interest rates low – an unrealistic goal because economic expansion in Asia, Latin America and parts of the old Eastern Bloc will drive up demand for credit and thus currency prices. At the same time, budget deficits continue to exert inflationary pressure so that the government can repay creditors in cheaper dollars. The next decade may be completely different from the past.
Virginia Postrel
“fed up”
“Introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the ‘assault weapons’ ban prohibits the manufacture or importation of magazines holding more than 10 rounds and the acceptance of such ammunition. Clip-on semi-automatic firearms that have two or more of the following features: folding stock, pistol grip, bayonet mount, threaded barrel for flash suppressor, grenade launcher mount, barrel guard. This law prohibits 19 types of guns, but it covers a total of 184 existing models. Although these guns look scary and military-looking, they are no more deadly than the hundreds of guns that are still legal.
Jacob Salem
“Weapons Assault”
45 years ago
July 1979
“It is widely believed that the sharp depreciation of the dollar is caused by Washington’s continued inflationary policies. Since 1975, the United States has had higher inflation rates than Germany, Japan and Switzerland, and officials in these countries have the courage to withstand political pressure.”U.S. ‘s tax policy is one of the most anti-investment policies in the industrial world, resulting in extremely low savings and investment rates and, as a result, a continued erosion of the productive capacity of U.S. industry relative to other developed countries.
Robert Poole Jr.
“On the Decline of American Power”
50 years ago
July 1974
“Free speech means nothing if it does not include the right to say things others disagree with. It is especially important to prevent the government from restricting what people say about the government itself. Advocates of donation and spending limits say they would make elections More ‘fair’, but no system can be fair if it limits how a person can peacefully spend his money and what his say on political issues is.
Sarah Bass
“The Libertarian Case Against ‘Public’ Election Financing”
