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Supreme Court says states can’t impose excessive fines, and delivers a win to former heroin addict in pivotal ruling

20 Feb

In a unanimous holding, the justices for the first time incorporated the 8th Amendment’s protection against excessive fines to the states.

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Plunder – LewRockwell

20 Feb

Frederic Bastiat, a French economist and member of the French National Assembly, lived from 1801 to 1850. He had great admiration for our country, except for our two faults — slavery and tariffs. He said: “Look at the United States. There is no country in the world where the law is kept more within its proper domain: the protection of every person’s liberty and property.” If Bastiat were alive today, he would not have that same level of admiration. The U.S. has become what he fought against for most of his short life. Bastiat observed that “when plunder becomes a … Continue reading →

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EconomicPolicyJournal.com: STOCKMAN UNLOADS: Trump’s Policies Will Bring Down An Economy On Its Last Legs

20 Feb

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The Nightmare Fairyland of the Green New Dealers

20 Feb

If the Green New Dealers have their way, the interventionist state will be taken to an entirely new and more destructive level as one great plan for global salvation is imposed on everyone,

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