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No Kings Puppets Push for ‘Communist Revolution’ in America
Opinion -The mixed messaging, cognitive dissonance, and blatant hypocrisy on display at the latest round of “No Kings” protests in places like New York City reached epic proportions this past weekend. -
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Research and Commentary: South Carolina Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The goal of a trial is to determine whether a defendant has done what the plaintiff claims, what the damages were, if any, and what remuneration the defendant should make. Who pays the plaintiff’s lawyers is immaterial to that determination. -
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Research and Commentary: Rhode Island Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A 2022 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office confirms funders of plaintiffs’ lawsuits are careful about which suits to support, and that they make sure not to interfere in the conduct of the cases. -
Civics War
Opinion -Civics, the study of what it means to be a citizen, focusing on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of community members, involves understanding how government functions, including citizens’ roles in voting, obeying laws, and participating in the democratic process. An education in civics is not just beneficial; it is foundational. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch […] -
Windy City School Woes
Opinion -The Chicago Public School system is a mess. As the Illinois Policy Institute reports, enrollment has decreased substantially over the past 15 years, from nearly 403,000 students in 2010-11 to about 316,000 in 2025-26. This decline has resulted in about 150 of the city’s schools being half-empty, with 47 operating at less than one-third capacity, […] -
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Research and Commentary: Louisiana Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -While presented as consumer protection, HB 240 would increase the power of big businesses and large institutions at the expense of the public. -
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Research and Commentary: Iowa Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Third-party litigation funding is not burdening the nation’s courts. The number of civil lawsuits per year in the United States on the state and federal levels has declined by about one-third since 2012, Consumer Shield reports. -
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Research and Commentary: New Hampshire Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The New Hampshire Legislature is considering a bill that would limit Granite State residents’ access to civil courts by imposing new restrictions on plaintiffs in civil lawsuits. -
Freedom and Capitalism Will Save Cuba
Opinion -It has been 67 years since Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in Cuba, more than enough time for the regime to create the collectivist utopia it promised at the outset. In January 1959, riding high after his coup, Castro told the people of Havana, “We have a free country. We do not have censorship and the […] -
Busybody Egalitarians
Opinion -There are busybodies all around us. Many of them are incensed about income inequality. -
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Profile -Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics Loyola University New Orleans -
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Research and Commentary: Idaho Third-Party Litigation Funding Restrictions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Third-party litigation funding is not burdening the courts. The number of civil lawsuits per year in the United States on the state and federal levels has declined by about one-third since 2012, Consumer Shield reports. -
Why Do We Have the Federal Reserve Bank?
Opinion -Editorial -These days, most people assume that a central bank—in the United States that is the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)—is something that a country has to have. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa House Introduces Legislation That Would Restrict Governor’s Emergency Powers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Iowa House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would reform Iowa’s gubernatorial emergency powers. Iowa House File 2694 would limit the governor’s authority to regulate places of worship, conduct within private residences, elections, business operations, and vaccinations during a state of disaster emergency. HF 2694 would stipulate the process required for the governor to enact a […] -
Research & Commentary: Iowa House Introduces Study Legislation That Would Limit Governor’s Emergency Powers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Iowa House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would reform Iowa’s gubernatorial emergency powers. Iowa House Study Bill 726 would limit the governor’s emergency powers, strengthen protections for religious institutions and individual health autonomy, and increase legislative oversight during disaster and public health emergencies in Iowa. HSB 726 would stipulate the process required for the governor […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Rhode Island
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Ocean State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Rhode Island House Bill 8329 is legislation that would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The legislation also streamlines consent and telehealth processes and provides […] -
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Research and Commentary: Minnesota ESG Protection
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill banning the practice of financial institutions refusing service because of a person's political affiliation or “[ESG] factors ... -
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Research and Commentary: West Virginia ESG Proxy-Recommendation Prohibition
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The West Virginia Legislature is considering a bill that would require proxy advisors to disclose whether their recommendations use environment, social, and governance (ESG) scores instead of solely being “based on financial analysis of what actions would enhance investment value” ... -
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Research and Commentary: Missouri Government Contracts ESG Prohibition
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Missouri Legislature is considering a bill preventing the state government from engaging in contracts with financial institutions that discriminate based on ESG scores -
Research & Commentary: Farmer Protection Act Would Provide Protection from ESG for South Carolina’s Agriculture Sector
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the South Carolina House of Representatives, the Farmer Protection Act, which would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure South Carolina’s farmers are not discriminated against by financial institutions based on environmental policy. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and […] -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Bill Would Protect State Pension Funds From ESG
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation making its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would establish new requirements regarding fiduciary duties and proxy voting for public pension benefit plans in the Sooner State. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial institutions that force companies, entire industries, and society […] -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Bill Would Protect Shareholders from ESG-Driven Proxy Advisor Recommendations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation making its way through the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act (OPFPA), would establish new requirements regarding fiduciary duties and proxy voting for public pension benefit plans in the Sooner State. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial institutions […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 575— Attribution Studies Are Built on Flawed Logic, Poor Assumptions
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
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Research and Commentary: Iowa ESG Protection
Publication -Research and Commentaries -These powerful investment firms and financial institutions have increasingly used ESG scores as a risk assessment mechanism to force companies, entire industries such as agriculture, and society at large to advance politically motivated, subjective goals.
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