Discourse Magazine

This is a little technical, but, to simplify, the "scorekeeping baseline" that Congress uses to evaluate the effects on the deficit of new spending is...biased in favor of new spending. Maybe it shouldn't be. Charles Blahous on closing the budget loophole: https://lnkd.in/eBTK2cMf

Our politics is a mirror for our society, we need to turn the temperature down. David Masci on the tragic events of Saturday as a sobering reminder: https://lnkd.in/e5WarXAG

"The three strands of the libertarian synthesis can be summarized simply: You have no right to run my life; you don’t know how; and if you try, you’ll mess it up." Why would that need an "update"? Timothy Sandefur responds to Randy Barnett: https://lnkd.in/gsmUiRhk

"Many of the freedoms that the nationalists like to criticize—for example, a secular, religiously neutral government—are actually the hard-won solutions to centuries of conflict." From the archives, a temperamental conservatism behind classical liberalism: https://lnkd.in/gJWCggTX

"The exorbitant prices that Americans pay for drugs relative to other countries are largely due to government policies that effectively subsidize other countries’ medications." What if *they* paid more so we could pay less? Satya Marar and Jacob James Rich: https://lnkd.in/e9QQ4Qv7

"A new building in an old city does not contradict the character of the city any more than the celebration of Holy Communion contradicts the Last Supper." Addison Del Mastro argues that, as a Catholic, celebrating people means celebrating growth: https://lnkd.in/eKD_Vb9J

"The bump stock ban challenge and its follow-ons don’t deal with the Second Amendment. U.S. v. Rahimi, on the other hand, does." Different types of cases, different impacts over different timelines. Stephen Gutowski analyzes SCOTUS's two big gun cases: https://lnkd.in/dMigm5CU

"Biden has a long history of stoking racial grievance, choosing whichever position will help him in the moment. After promising a post-Trump return to normalcy, he rarely misses an opportunity to divide." ICYMI Jon Gabriel: https://lnkd.in/eyDU65jg