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Even Partial Drug Legalization Goes a Long Way in Protecting Property Rights

Blog07/17/2017Ryan McMaken

The partial legalization of cannabis in Colorado has made it harder for police to justify many searches and seizures that were once routine.

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Another Member of Mises Cuba is Now Missing

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Blog05/24/2017Tho Bishop

Mises Cuba has announced that Nelson Rodríguez Chartrand is missing, and believed to be abducted by Cuban state security forces.

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Venezuela: Forty Years of Economic Decline

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Blog05/17/2017José Niño

By the 1970s, the Venezuelan economy was in deep trouble. The half-hearted reforms that followed, paved the way for the rise of Hugo Chávez.

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It’s Against the Law to Paddleboard Without a Whistle

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Blog05/17/2017Tho Bishop

Nullifying the Coast Guard’s designation of paddleboards as vessels would be a victory for summer, and a defeat for Washington.

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4 Problems With Jeff Sessions's New "Tough on Crime" Stance

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Blog05/16/2017Ryan McMaken

Violent crime is already illegal in all 50 states under state laws. The last thing we need is a new wave of federal prosecutions of non-violent people.

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Florida Voted for Medical Marijuana, State Legislators Don’t Care

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Blog04/21/2017Tho Bishop

Given Florida's political reality, it is not surprising to see lobbyist pressure pre-empt patient care. It doesn’t make it any less sickening.

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When the CIA Partied with LSD on the Taxpayers' Dime

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Blog03/15/2017Chris Calton

During the 50s and 60s, the CIA conducted a variety of LSD "experiments" with prostitutes and others that were of questionable scientific value.

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Stringham: America Has a Prosecution Problem

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Blog03/13/2017Edward Stringham

In today's Wall Street Journal, Edward Stringham reviews Locked In by John F. Pfaff.

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Report: Arrested Mises Cuba Member Charged with "Distributing Enemy Propaganda"

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Blog03/01/2017Tho Bishop

Two libertarian activists are being held at Melena II, a maximum security prison with a history of human rights violations.

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A Billion Dollars of Federally Funded Paranoia

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Blog02/06/2017James Bovard

When it comes to excess in the war on terror, it is difficult to compete with the 70+ fusion centers bankrolled by the Department of Homeland Security.