Authored by William L. Anderson via the Mises Institute, Since the 1960s, when racial turmoil exploded in the United States, there have been reparations demands, with groups representing black Americans calling for massive wealth transfers from whites and other economically successful ethnic groups to account for black chattel slavery in the US and the policies […]

from the do-you-even-1st-amendment,-bro? dept Rand Paul is furious. That’s because someone posted a video falsely accusing the Kentucky senator of taking money from Venezuela’s Maduro regime. Paul should know that the First Amendment sets a deliberately high bar for defamation of public officials like him. Under New York Times v. Sullivan, he must show not just falsity, but […]

Welcome to Dispatch Energy! There has been a lot of energy news lately, and something that got less attention than the snatch-and-grab of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was Ford’s multibillion-dollar pullback from electric vehicle (EV) investments, along with its decision to kill many EV models (including the flagship electric F-150). Unsurprisingly, there are many analysts […]

Deutsche Bank is looking at U.S. autos heading into the new year with a growing sense of separation between winners and laggards. In a new 2026 outlook note, Edison Yu and his team argue that while global auto demand remains uneven and suppliers face a tougher volume backdrop, U.S. automakers are entering the year with […]

from the fuck-your-rights dept The thing afforded the highest protections of the Fourth Amendment is a person’s home. This isn’t even a controversial statement. It has been that way ever since this amendment was ratified. But, under Trump, we’re constantly seeing that the administration considers all rights to be privileges — something only granted to […]