Tag Archives : Asset Forfeiture
Some Good News about Much-Needed Reforms to Protect Americans from Civil Asset Forfeiture
Efforts to end these arbitrary and unfair confiscations of property.
read more...Trump, Sessions, and the Disgusting Thuggery of Asset Forfeiture
President Trump and his new Attorney General get this issue very wrong.
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The Best and Worst Developments of 2015
It’s a bit one-sided.
read more...A Genuine Christmas Present from President Obama
But it’s not from the goodness of his heart.
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The Willful Blindness of an IRS Sycophant
Washington Post writer has a slobbering love affair with the IRS.
read more...A New Federal Crime: Train Riding While Black
What would the Founding Fathers think of a policy that gave bureaucrats arbitrary powers to take money from citizens?
read more...Stealing Is Legal…if You Work for the Government
A despicable ruling endorses policing for profit.
read more...In the Case of Asset Forfeiture, the Moral Case against Big Government Is Even More Compelling than the Economic Case
All decent and humane people should stand united against thuggery by government.
read more...Another Example of Government Thuggery – and another Reason Why Decent and Moral People Are Libertarians
The government has lots of ways to steal your money without charging you with a crime.
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No More Stealing by Government? A Long-Overdue Attack on Asset Forfeiture
Since I’m a public finance economist, I realize I’m supposed to focus on big-picture issues such as tax reform and entitlement reform. And I do beat those issues to death, so I obviously care about controlling the size and power of government. But I like to think I’m also a decent human being. And this is why I […]
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