Reason Alert: Social Security, the Fed, Unions, Gov. DeSantis, and More

Reason Alert Friday, January 27, 2023     Friday Funnies A new dropbox for the National Archives. By R.J. Matson Donald Trump and J.D. Vance Say No Cuts for Social Security. That's Impossible.  Social Security benefits will be cut automatically in less than a decade unless Congress shores up the program before it hits insolvency. Ignoring that is not a solution.   By Eric Boehm  Social Security Is on the Brink of Collapse. The GOP Won't Touch It.  In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.  By Veronique de Rugy  The IRS Serves Its 'Customers' by Terrifying Them  A $2.1 million penalty for failing to file a form on time reveals the agency’s true nature.  By Jacob Sullum  End the Fed? A Soho Forum Debate  Economists Lawrence H. White and Frederic Mishkin debate whether the Federal Reserve should be replaced with free market institutions.  By Gene Epstein  If We Can't Abolish the No-Fly List, Can We at Least Keep It Safe?  Reviewing the federal government’s data security and digital defenses should be a priority.  By Bonnie Kristian  How Third Parties Die  This is what it looks like when a political party's branches start to go their own way.  By Jesse Walker  Public Unions vs. the Public Good  Elected leaders come and go, but public unions just say no.  By Philip K. Howard  The U.S. Probation System Has Become a Quagmire  What was originally intended as an alternative to incarceration has become a system for mass state control.   By C.J. Ciaramella and Lauren Krisai  School Choice Week: Biden Wants Schools That Please Politicians, Not Parents  Educators should be responsible to parents and students, not to the government. By J.D. Tuccille  Flexible Homeschooling Enters the Mainstream  To its credit, the world seems ready to embrace the pioneers of a homeschooled future.   By J.D. Tuccille  Public Education Funding Without Boundaries: How to Get K-12 Dollars to Follow Open Enrollment Students  How to ensure state and local education funds flow seamlessly across district boundaries.   By Aaron Garth Smith, Christian Barnard, and Jordan Campbell  Florida's Rejection of an AP African American Studies Course Is a Rejection of School Choice  Why is Gov. Ron DeSantis acting just like his opposition by attempting to dictate what students are permitted to learn?   By Scott Shackford  Ron DeSantis Says Florida Shouldn't Require Unanimous Juries for Death Sentences  "We can't be in a situation where one person can just derail this," DeSantis told a gathering of law enforcement officials.  By Eric Boehm  Pension Reform Trends: Modernizing Public Sector Retirement Plans, North Dakota Reforms, and More  Plus: Public pension funds take on more risk and ESG proxy-voting trends.   By Zachary Christensen    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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -