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The Power of Consumers To Protect Their Privacy

Consumers have no control over how their private data — such as location and search history — is collected, stored, and distributed. When people lack control over when and how details of their private life become public, it is a problem for individual rights and privacy.

Leslie Corbly
| 15th Sep 2022

Free Market

If Your Occupational License Is Suspended, You Might Be Out of Options

Licensing restrictions are housed in individual states' statutory or administrative laws. At first, these seemingly innocent laws appear to simply define what a specific occupation is and what a practitioner of the occupation may do as well as establish conditions for entry into an occupation. However, there is a sinister side to occupational licensing.

Ben Shelton
| 8th Sep 2022

Education Empowerment

Is College Worth It?

A college degree used to be a golden ticket when it came to earning potential.

Jon England
| 7th Sep 2022

Op-Eds

Tired of National Politics? Your Local Representative Wants to Talk to You

Cracking open an egg and finding a double-yolk inside. Correctly guessing a four-digit pin number. Getting struck by lightning. communicate a concern or idea with their representatives in the United States Congress.

Lee Sands
| 6th Sep 2022

Free Market

Is Citizenship Another Barrier Attached to Occupational Licensing?

The birthplace of a person bears little to no relationship on that individual’s ability to dutifully carry out the requirements of various professional roles. Yet for years, many states have utilized citizen status as a barrier to keep individuals from obtaining state-mandated occupational licenses.

Ben Shelton
| 1st Sep 2022

Privacy

Privacy, Liberty’s Precondition

Liberty does not grow in every soil. Certain preconditions are necessary for freedom to flourish. Privacy is one of these necessary preconditions.

Leslie Corbly
| 26th Aug 2022

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