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Lavabit's Ladar Levison on a Page from Atlas Shrugged: A BRC Video Interview

It's easy to see Ladar Levison as a crusader forLadar Levison Lavabit Dark Mail Alliance Atlas Shrugged Business Rights Center...

Jan 15, 2014
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2 Mins
Of Irish Beer and Canadian Haircuts

This is a post about craft brewers in Ireland and barbers in Ontario. Maybe it’s about your business too. Rick Levert, of the Kinnegar

Jan 3, 2014
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2 Mins
FDA Stopping the Genetics Revolution

Dec 11, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Amazon Prime Air: What Are You Waiting For?

Amazon Prime Air. Wow. Jeff Bezos, the man behind Amazon.com, announced last night that his company is working on plans to deliver its merch

Dec 2, 2013
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3 Mins
Mark Cuban Fights the Man

Since defeating the SEC in court , Mark Cuban and his lawyer Lyle Roberts have publicly criticized the agency on several different grounds.

Nov 21, 2013
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2 Mins
Yes, Sen. Harkin. It's a Civil War!

Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, in a speech about raising the debt ceiling, said, “We are at one of the most dangerous points in our

Sep 27, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Raisin Farmers vs. the Government: Who Has the Right to the Raisins?

Sometimes, someone stands up and fights—and last week, I had the privilege of being interviewed for a program featuring two people who are

Aug 29, 2013
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2 Mins
The Buckyballs Case and the Spirit of Freedom

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission went after its product, Craig Zucker’s company protested. Buckyballs may have injured people who

Aug 15, 2013
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2 Mins
Leaving America for Freedom, Earth for Mars

America is a country built by immigrants, but immigrants did not come here to build this country. Rather, they wanted—and still want...

Aug 15, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Government: Make Apple Pay for Two Antitrust Cops

Once, in late 2009 through early 2010, Apple tried to save the old-fashioned publishing industry . Now government lawyers, having convinced

Aug 5, 2013
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3 Mins
D.C. Council to Walmart: Go Ahead, Shrug

Walmart is not a radical defender of its own rights, or of other people’s. It has obtained land through eminent domain....

Jul 12, 2013
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2 Mins
Private Moon Bases and NASA

A soon-to-be-released study on future activities in space suggests that private Moon bases could be a reality as early as 2020...

Jun 11, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Eurocrats Retreat on Olive Oil

After a widespread outcry, European officials have canceled plans to tightly regulate the olive oil served in restaurants.....

May 23, 2013
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2 Mins
The IRS and the Cult of Arbitrary Power

The Internal Revenue Service has targeted “Tea Party,” conservative-leaning, and even Jewish non-profits for special harassment. There is

May 14, 2013
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3 Mins
Food Trucks Shrug!

At Farragut Park and other locations in Washington, D.C., food vendors have their trucks parked as usual at lunch time today but they are..

May 7, 2013
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2 Mins
The InBev Merger, the Price of Corona, and the Cost of Antitrust

Bill Baer, the head of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is forcing Budweiser’s corporate owner AB InBev to give up a big...

Apr 15, 2013
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3 Mins
Brits Escalate Global War on Producers

British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging the leaders of the major industrialized countries to engage in a concerted global war to...

Jan 8, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
ATM Sticker Regulation Repealed (Maybe)

The law required ATMs to advise users of transaction fees both through stickers and through on-screen or printed

Dec 24, 2012
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2 Mins
Netflix CEO Targeted for Facebook Post

We’ve all been warned about the dangers ill-advised Facebook posts can pose to our reputations. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is now learni

Dec 13, 2012
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3 Mins
Hostess Twinkies Teach Unions Economics

The venerable Hostess Brands company, maker of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Wonder Bread, and other baked delights, is shutting its doors, bankrupt...

Nov 21, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins

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