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Here’s George Will at his best – and quoting extensively and favorably the great Constitutional scholar Randy Barnett ^[2].  A slice:

So, Barnett says, yes, the Constitution – “the law that governs those who govern us” – is libertarian. And a Lockean president would nominate justices who would capaciously define and vigorously defend, against abuses by majoritarian government, what the 14th Amendment calls ^[3] Americans’ “privileges or immunities.”

Roger Pilon of Cato ^[4] and Randy Barnett himself ^[5] join in this discussion on the proper role of the judiciary in the United States.

My former GMU student Alex Nowrasteh explains that legalizing immigration will save lives ^[6].

Speaking of a more humane, civilized, and less-authoritarian immigration policy, my colleague Bryan Caplan is unfailingly informative and insightful ^[7].

Are George Akerlof and Robert Shiller correct to argue that free markets are bad for our waistlines, wallets, and happiness?  Cato’s Marian Tupy and Chelsea German say no ^[8].

Here’s yet more evidence from Mark Perry that forcing low-skilled employees to charge above-market prices for their labor services causes fewer such employees to be employed ^[9].

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