Reason Alert: Free Trade, Platform Power, Student Debt, Crony Capitalism, and More

Reason Alert Friday, April 29, 2022 Friday Funnies What'd you learn at school today? By Joe Heller Friday Movie Reviews: Dual and Hatching  Fright nights.  By Kurt Loder  Remy Video: Putin (Salt-N-Pepa Parody)  Breaking through Russian propaganda. By Remy Free Trade Still Promotes Peace, Despite Putin's Reckless War  ‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.   By Johan Norberg Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet's Problems  The online encyclopedia's decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter. By Katherine Mangu-Ward  Europe Escalates the Threat to Online Free Speech  While Americans debate what should be allowed on social media, the EU wants government to decide. By J.D. Tuccille  Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and the Myth of Permanent Platform Power  Today's big powerful companies could become tomorrow's also-rans, no government intervention required.   By Peter Suderman  Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden To Deliver a Massive, Illegal Handout to the Well-Off  Student debt cancellation would disproportionately benefit college degree holders with higher earnings.   By Peter Suderman  COVID-19 Policies Wrecked Public School Enrollment and Student Outcomes  The kids never came back to big-city public schools, and now districts face budgetary "Armageddon."  By Matt Welch  How to Bring School Choice to Public School Families  Providing the option of small-scale customization to families who are happy with their public schools may be exactly the reform strategy the school choice movement has needed.    By Christian Barnard  Joe Biden Takes Another Stab at Zoning Reform  The administration is proposing to spend $10 billion over ten years incentivizing local and state governments to remove regulatory barriers to new housing construction.  By Christian Britschgi  Steps Metro Governments Can Take to Address Housing Affordability, Skyrocketing Prices  Local governments need to make changes to zoning laws, building-approval processes, and height limits that prevent more housing from hitting the market.     By Baruch Feigenbaum  No, Florida Republicans Do Not Care About Crony Capitalism  The state has 1,288 independent special districts. But we aren't hearing significant GOP complaints about anyone's but Disney's.  By Veronique de Rugy  Jared Polis: The Most Libertarian Governor in America?  The Colorado Democrat supports abortion rights, school choice, letting kids play unsupervised, an end to COVID-19 overreach, and an income tax rate of "zero."  By Nick Gillespie  The FDA's Menthol Cigarette Ban Is a 'Racial Justice' Issue, But Not in the Way Its Supporters Mean  The proposed rule, which targets the cigarettes that black smokers overwhelmingly prefer, will harm the community it is supposed to help. By Jacob Sullum Frequently Asked Questions About the FDA’s Ban on Menthol Cigarettes  Common questions about banning menthol cigarettes, the supposed evidence in support of a ban, and possible consequences on public health and minority communities.  By Guy Bentley   If this email has been forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe to Reason's email newsletters, please go here. Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -