Friday, 16 September 2022

Reason Alert: Authoritarianism, Globalization, ESG, Libertarian Party, and More

 
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Reason Alert
Friday, September 16, 2022

Friday Funnies
The Fed raises rates.
By Steve Breen
 
Friday Movie Review—Anvil! The Story of Anvil
The little band that couldn't.
By Kurt Loder
 
Video: Crime Squad
Enforcing all the laws, all the time.
By Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg
 
Reason Cover Story: The Authoritarian Convergence
The problem with American politics isn't polarization—it's rising illiberalism.
By Stephanie Slade
 
Goodbye, Globalization?
As American politicians turn against economic openness, history suggests the consequences could be dire.
By Daniel W. Drezner
 
DeSantis and Abbott Are Wrong To Treat Migrants as a Punishment
People who came to America seeking opportunity, protection, and rights—and in return got treated like inanimate objects in bids to score points against political opponents.
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown
 
The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself
An oral history of the Libertarian Party.
By Brian Doherty
 
Libertarian Party Faces State Rebellions
The Libertarian Party's state affiliates in New Mexico and Virginia have broken away amid ideological and procedural turmoil—and the Virginia branch may have dissolved entirely.
By Brian Doherty
 
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Beyond The 1619 Project: Holding Academics and Journalists Accountable
Intellectual watchdog Phil Magness talks Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nancy MacLean, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Kevin Kruse. 
By Nick Gillespie
 
The Differences Between Individual and Institutional Investors Considering ESG Factors
Individual investors should be free to consider ESG, but this idea should not scale to the activities of large investment fund managers.  
By Marc Joffe

Join Us: How ESG Trends Impact Public Pensions and Taxpayers
Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins, former CEO of CKE Restaurants Andy Puzder, and Reason's Leonard Gilroy discuss ESG and public pensions on Zoom on Sept. 20.
 
Surface Transportation News
The rising costs of Interstate construction, modernized highway rest areas, and more.  
By Robert Poole
 
Marco Rubio, Who Last Month Said Abortion Regulation Should Be Left to the States, Endorses a Federal Ban
The senator's avowed devotion to federalism is no match for his political ambitions.
By Jacob Sullum
 
Saving Nezam From the Taliban
Green Beret Scott Mann suffered severe trauma following his three tours in Afghanistan. He never wanted to have anything to do with country again. Then his friend Nezam called to say that his life was in danger. 
By Noor Greene
 
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