Recent Calvert Institute PublicationsOn Crime and Punishment in Large Cities May 17th, 2021
On Crime And Punishment In Large Cities Consent decrees hamper police and lead to increased homicides. Reforms are possible without stopping all minor crime enforcement. MAY 17, 2021|1:00 PM GEORGE LIEBMANN,TheAmerican Conservative Online Recent events might lead the uninitiated to believe that, on the crime front, America’s large cities are getting better and better. Several […]
On Crime and Punishment in Baltimore May 10th, 2021
Budget Reform /Criminal Justice On Crime and Punishment in Baltimore George Liebmann ,Maryland Public Policy Institute blog, May 10, 2021 Two recent events might lead one to believe that, on the crime front, Baltimore is getting better and better. In March, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced with pride that the “war on drugs is over […]
Minimum Conditions For Biden’s Minimum Wage May 1st, 2021
Minimum Conditions For Biden’s Minimum Wage Paired with real efforts to address youth unemployment, a minimum wage hike would not be as disruptive as free-marketers fear. MAY 1, 2021|12:01 AM,TheAmericanConservativeOnline GEORGE LIEBMANN An increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15.00 an hour is said to be part of the initial […]
The Quintessence of Blinkenism April 20th, 2021
The Quintessence Of Blinkenism Assuming all human rights are equal is a recipe for instability. APRIL 20, 2021|12:01 AM,TheAmericanConservativeOnline GEORGE LIEBMANN One of the more startling manifestations of the Biden administration’s subserviency to liberal advocacy groups is its sudden dismissal of the Commission on Unalienable Rights appointed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the […]
How Public Policy Forgot the Basics April 14th, 2021
Technical fixes do more to help people than popular partisanship. APRIL 13, 2021,TheAmericanConservativeOnline GEORGE LIEBMANN Some years ago, the late Elliot Richardson, who served in multiple cabinet offices before becoming a major contributor to the downfall of President Richard Nixon, wrote of the utility in politics of “end runs.” By these he meant proposals which, […]
Taft’s Anti-Plutocracy Conservatism April 8th, 2021
Taft’s Anti-Plutocracy Conservatism How the lesser known conservative trust-buster handled wealth concentration. APRIL 8, 2021,TheAmericanConservativeOnline GEORGE LIEBMANN The last Democratic presidential primary saw more than the ordinary focus on disparities of wealth and income, alleged by some of the candidates to endanger democracy. The remedies floated for this condition included wealth taxes endorsed by Senators […]
Voter Suppression and Voting Integrity April 2nd, 2021
‘Voter Suppression’ And Voting Integrity Not all restrictions on the right to vote should be presumed illegitimate. The AmericanConservativeOnline,March 31,2021 GEORGE LIEBMANN Clear thinking is not enhanced by assailing any restriction of the voting franchise as “voter suppression.” Nor are regulations which have a so-called disparate impact on black Americans necessarily racist. Throughout American history […]
How To Enact Rational Filibuster Reform March 26th, 2021
How To Enact Rational Filibuster Reform Majority rule is a conservative principle. Filibuster reform is possible, but any further restrictions should be cautious. TheAmericanConservativeOnline MARCH 26, 2021|12:01 AM GEORGE LIEBMANN Demands for alteration of the filibuster rule in the Senate are not unreasonable. The Constitution does not require supermajorities for ordinary legislation, but only for […]
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Recent Calvert Institute Press HitsG. Liebmann, “On Crime and Punishment in Large Cities,” TheAmericanConservativeOnline,May 17,2021 G. Liebmann, “On Crime and Punishment in Baltimore,” Maryland Public Policy Institute blog, May 10,2021 G. Liebmann, “Minimum Conditions for Biden’s Minimum Wage,” The American Conservative Online, May 1, 2021 G. Liebmann,https://soundcloud.com/newstalk1540kxel/george-liebmann-on-vox-clamantis-in-deserto-tue-apr-06-2021 G. Liebmann, “The Quintessence of Blinkenism,” TheAmericanConservativeOnline,Aprel 20,2021 G. Liebmann, “How Public Policy Forgot The Basics,” AmericanConservativeOnline,April 13,2021 G. Liebmann, “Taft’s Anti Plutocracy Conservatism,” TheAmerican ConservativeOnline,April 8,2021 G. Liebmann, “Voter Suppression and Voting Integrity,” The American Conservative Online, March 31,2021 G.Liebmann, “How To Enact Rational Filibuster Reform,” The American Conservative Online, March 26,2021 G. Liebmann, “Biden’s Judiciary: A Tower of Babel,” American Conservative Online, March 15, 2021 G. Liebmann, “An Iconoclast Looks At Four Failed Administrations,” TheAmericanConservativeOnline, March 6, 2021 G. Liebmann, “Beware of New ‘Sixty Minutes Laws’ in Response to Capitol Riot,” The American Conservative Online, March 1, 2021 Random Calvert ExpertDr. Walter E. WilliamsChairman, Department of Economics George Mason University John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics and chairman of the Economics Department. Syndicated columnist (weekly column in 160 newspapers), numerous appearances on radio and television, frequent guest host of the Rush Limbaugh Show. Has testified several times before the U.S. Congress. His most recent book is More Liberty Means Less Government. |