Robert Murphy Articles on Mises.org

Teacher Loses Career Over Two-Word Facebook Post Supporting ICE James Heidorn, who taught at Gary Elementary School in West Chicago, found himself at the center of a community firestorm that cost him not just his teaching position but his identity as an educator, all for posting two words on Facebook: "Go ICE."  The incident began in late January when Heidorn, a 14-year physical education teacher, responded to a news story about a local police department pledging cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His personal Facebook post sparked immediate backlash in the...

Exit Taxes Won't Save Failing States Authored by Vance Ginn via TheDailyEconomy.org, When a state starts floating an exit tax, it is telling you something more important than any campaign slogan: the people running the place know their model is not working.  They may not say it that way. They will call it fairness, responsibility, or making the wealthy “pay what they owe.” But the meaning is the same.  If families, entrepreneurs, and investors are leaving, the state can either ask why its policies are pushing them out, or it can try to tax...

House Democrats Unanimously Vote Against Women's History Museum... Can You Guess Why? Authored by Jonathan Turley, House Democrats unanimously voted this week against legislation to build a new women’s history museum on the National Mall. The reason was an amendment that limited the exhibits to biological women to the exclusion of transgender figures. The museum failed 204-216 as House Democrats hoped that they could still secure a museum including transgender figures once they retake power after the midterm elections. The amendment drafted by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., states in part, “The Museum shall...