In the news, Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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from Mises Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED

THE ROAD TO AUTHORITARIANISM IS PAVED WITH FIAT CURRENCY

The key to success is spreading the ideas of liberty until we have the ability to force the politicians to dismantle the welfare-warfare state and the fiat money system that is the lifeblood of authoritarian government.

The Covid Lockdowns Showed Us How Dangerous Social Engineers Have Become

It's fairly easy to destroy the spontaneously created institutions and groups that make up a well-functioning society. But it is nearly impossible to rebuild them once they're destroyed by central planners.

John Stuart Mill, "the Marketplace of Ideas," and Minority Opinion

There is little evidence that Mill advocated an unhampered marketplace of ideas. In fact, there is evidence to the contrary—that he preferred a kind of “affirmative action for unconventional opinions.”

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from New York Post

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED,  Newspaper in New York

Washington Post tried to smear me for criticizing race theory — and failed spectacularly

Christopher F. Rufo: The Washington Post attempted to smear me, the nation’s most prominent opponent of critical race theory — and it backfired spectacularly. The fight over CRT has consumed American media. Conservatives have rallied against the toxic neo-Marxist ideology that seeks to divide the country into the racial categories of oppressor and oppressed; liberals have defended it as a “lens” for understanding vague buzzwords such as “systemic racism” and “racial equity.”

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from POLITICO

LEAST BIASED, HIGH, news and opinion website in Arlington, Virginia

EU, US launch initiative against ransomware

The United States and European governments will coordinate in fighting against ransomware attacks, which have surged in number in recent years, the U.S.'s top security official said Tuesday. "We have now a new ransomware working group to address the scourge of ransomware that has hurt the U.S. so much, and so many other countries. We understand that the vulnerabilities of one, that we all share those vulnerabilities," Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said after meeting with European ministers for justice and home affairs in Lisbon. "This is something we share, that increase of ransomware attacks during the pandemic, and that is an area where for sure we can do more together," said Ylva Johansson, the EU's home affairs commissioner.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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