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View More NewsThe Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism is now available – for free! – on Amazon Kindle. I don’t know how long this generous offer will last, so interested readers should act fast. The volume is edited by big-name libertarian/classical liberal scholars Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. Epstein, of course, is probably the most prominent living libertarian legal scholar in the world. There are chapters on a wide range of issues in law, economics, and political theory, including one by me on “Land-Use Regulation.” A version of my chapter is also available on SSRN here. Other contributors include such luminaries…
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No true culture warrior worth his salt admits to reading The New York Times. Very Online conservatives refuse to read it because they think it hates Jews. Very Online progressives refuse to read it because they think it hates trans people. So intense is their loathing, it seems, that some of these hashtaggers cannot even tolerate the company of those who do read the Times. This includes one @claireyfaerie, who recently told Bluesky followers: “My parents have a [New York Times] subscription. Whenever I go to visit them and see the paper sitting on their coffee table, I remember the…
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Following institutional trials, the HKD-pegged asset is being put to work to capture part of Hong Kong’s $49 billion trade corridor with the United…
In brief X amplified posts that were less aligned with users’ stated values in a study of 715 U.S. users. The correlation between amplified…
The deal involves Metaplanet contributing 2,100 bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash, valuing the initial investment at $134.6 million. Read the full article here
Bitcoin (BTC) hit $65,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded in spite of geopolitical pressure.Key points:Bitcoin reaches $65,000 for the first…
In brief Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is up 5% over the past 24 hours and 69% over the past year, outperforming the broader crypto market.…
from the oops dept In the online world, we certainly have seen some companies make very poor decisions when it comes to dealing with…
XRP gave back gains after a high-volume selloff erased the latest breakout attempt, though buyers stepped back in near support around $1.38. Read the…
The Protect Progress, a political action committee (PAC) affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed Fairshake PAC, has spent more than $4 million attempting to help…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added more than 71,000 ETH last week as ETH slid by 9%. Shares in the firm (BMNR) are down…
With gasoline averaging about $4.50 per gallon—over six bucks if you’re unlucky enough to live in California—President Donald Trump proposes a gas tax holiday…
The Ethereum co-founder argued that AI-assisted “formal verification” could become one of the most important tools for cybersecurity in a new blog post. Read…
Digital infrastructure company Soluna Holdings reported strong first-quarter revenue growth as expanding data center operations helped offset weaker returns from cryptocurrency mining.Revenue rose 58%…