Libertarian Jew

The political and religious musings of a Right-leaning, libertarian, formerly Orthodox Jew who emphasizes rationalism, pragmatism, common sense, and free, open-minded thought.

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Conversion "Therapy" Is Harmful and Ineffective, But Should the Government Ban It?

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Many people try quit alcohol or tobacco because it is harmful to one's health. There is also another type of "quitting" that h...
Friday, January 26, 2018

Solar Panel Tariffs: Trump's Latest Protectionist Folly

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While on the campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made campaign promises to add high tariffs on products imported from M...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Debunking Five Myths Used Against Capitalism

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Capitalism gets a bad reputation. Critics have blamed it from everything to exploiting workers to inequality, racism, global warming, and po...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Parsha Bo - Note to Pharaoh: A Little Humility Goes a Long Way

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"I was wrong" are some of the most difficult words one could utter. They shutter the disillusion that we, as humans, could be perf...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Revoking Temporary Protected Status: Trump's Latest Assault on Immigration

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Trump has had quite the presidential term when it comes to immigration, and I don't mean that in a good way. He signed an executive orde...
Monday, January 8, 2018

What the Final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Entails: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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The Republicans finally did it: they passed the largest tax reform bill since the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) i...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Unemployment and Inflation: Can We Stop Using the Phillips Curve Already?

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When a theory has been disproven, it typically gets discarded into the dustbin of history. Disprove that the Earth is at the center of the u...
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