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West Virginia Passes Law Restricting ‘Substantial’ Government Intervention in Religious Freedoms

March 10, 2023
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Jim Justice, the Republican Governor of West Virginia, has signed into law a bill seeking to protect religious freedoms from unnecessary government interference. The “Equal Protection for Religion Act” was passed in the Republican-led Senate by a vote of 31-3 last week and signed into law by Justice on Thursday. The bill (pdf) prohibits the…

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Lessons From Ireland’s Rental Crisis

September 21, 2022
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On Aug. 1, only 716 homes were available for rent in the whole of Ireland, a country of five million people. The result? In one instance, hundreds of hopeful renters were photographed—by podcaster Conor Finn—waiting outside a property in Dublin. “Been here almost 30 mins, barely any movement, and 50+ more have joined the queue,”…

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Europe’s Energy Crisis Was Created by Political Interventionism

September 5, 2022
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Commentary  An energy policy that bans investment in some technologies based on ideological views and ignores security of supply is doomed to a strepitous failure. The energy crisis in the European Union wasn’t created by market failures or a lack of alternatives. It was created by political nudging and imposition. Renewable energies are a positive…

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Economic Crisis: The Spoils of Industrial Policy

September 1, 2022
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This is a strange recession. Jobs remain plentiful even as the economy slows, pushing wages up even as record-high inflation and shortages reduce the standard of living of most Americans. And while many economists point out that the government has had a hand in most economic crises, government intervention in the U.S. economy over the…

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