Best Libertarian Jew Blog Posts of 2019

As we close out the year 2019, and indeed this decade, I like to reflect on the previous year and see what to look forward to in the upcoming year. With the impeachment of Donald Trump, the elections of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian President Narendra Modi, protestors in Hong Kong, increased tensions in the Gulf region, and increased refugees from Central America and Venezuela, it has been anything but a dull year. As always, I am thankful for your readership. As such, here is a recap of the best of the Libertarian Jew blog for 2019, in chronological order.

1. Top Marginal Tax Rate of 70 Percent. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) proposed this sheer brilliance. The problem with that idea working is economic history and economics don't work in its favor.  
2. Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to implement a wealth tax in the United States. The issue is that it has not panned out so well in Europe. 
3. A Nuanced View on Masculinity. The razor manufacturer Gillette aired a commercial about "toxic masculinity." Here is my take on the commercial specifically, as well as a healthy way to approach masculinity in a country that is culturally divided. 
4. Psychedelic Mushrooms. Earlier this year, Denver was the first city to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Read to find out why it was the right ballot decision. 
5. "I'm a pro-life libertarian, but...." I still consider my pro-life, but here is a thirty-plus paragraph explanation as to why that comes with caveats, caveats I am guessing more U.S. citizens hold than we realize.
6. Baby Bonds. Presidential candidate Corey Booker (D-NJ) added onto the pile of bad policy ideas. Baby Bonds might have some merit in dealing with racial inequality, but it comes with its fair amount of issues. 
7. Good Intentions Do Not Help the Poor. One of the arguments used by the Left in the U.S. for various anti-poverty measures is to argue based on intent, and not results. This blog entry covers why that notion is faulty. 
8. Is It Fair for Transgender Women to Compete in Female Sporting Events? This was certainly my most controversial of blog entries for the year, and not easy to answer when all things considered. Read on to find out the answer to the question.
9. Red Flag Laws. I have found most policy revolved around reducing gun violence are of very low caliber. Consider red flag laws to be an exception. 
10. Amazon Forest Fires. There are actual problems in the world and then there are problems that are either misrepresented or exaggerated to stoke fear. The clamor over the Amazon forest fires is of the latter.    
11. Mandated Paid Leave in California. The latest evidence from California shows that mandated paid leave does not increase women's employment, wage earnings, or attachment to employers, the very things that proponents say that would happen.  
12. The Absurdity of "Latinx." The word "Latinx" was meant to give a gender-neutral option for Latin individuals. However, the word "Latinx" is linguistically incongruous and inoperable in the Spanish language, condescending to the Hispanic community, and shows how out of whack priorities can be.  

May you have a Happy New Year!