Justin Haskins

Justin Haskins is a New York Times bestselling author and political commentator, the president and founder of The Henry Dearborn Liberty Network, and the founder of the Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank. (His work here does not necessarily reflect the views of The Heartland Institute.) Follow him on Twitter @JustinTHaskins.

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land: Outlining the Biggest Problems and Potential Solutions

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In recent years, America has experienced a remarkable trend: foreign individuals and corporations have been amassing millions of additional acres of U.S. agricultural land. Although some organizations have downplayed the significance of this development, there are substantial economic, national security, and freedom-related reasons policymakers should be deeply concerned.[1] According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

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AI in Banking: The Threats to Liberty and Opportunities for Innovation

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Artificial intelligence (AI), automation powered by AI, advanced algorithms, and other emerging technologies are changing the landscape of the global financial services industry, including in the United States. AI offers numerous benefits to financial companies seeking to lower costs and provide speedier decisions for consumers and other businesses, but it also comes with significant threats

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Biden Just Quietly Created the Largest Student Debt Handout Program in U.S. History

Biden Just Quietly Created the Largest Student Debt Handout Program in U.S. History

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In June, the Supreme Court struck down the White House’s plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. Biden’s debt cancellation plan would have been the biggest student debt handout in history, had it not been wildly unconstitutional. Undeterred, the Biden administration has rolled out smaller debt relief programs in the wake of the Supreme Court’s

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Bidenomics is Working? Tell That to the Millions in Debt and Going Hungry

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The Biden administration and its allies in Congress and the mainstream media say the president’s economic policies – frequently called “Bidenomics” – are delivering unprecedented benefits to American families. The data, however, tell a very different story. President Biden’s economic policies can be summarized in three words: massive government spending. After promising to rein in federal expenditures, Biden

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Supreme Court Ruling on Biden's Student Debt Handout Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Supreme Court Ruling on Biden’s Student Debt Handout Is Much Bigger Than You Think

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Last week, the Supreme Court issued three important decisions that will impact public policymaking for decades. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of race in college admissions is a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, dealing a major blow to affirmative action in education. On Friday, the Supreme Court determined in a 6-3

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Joe Biden central bank digital currency.

Biden Administration Is Quietly Planning for a Future Where You Don’t Own Money

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Under the leadership of President Joe Biden, the White House and the Federal Reserve have started to lay the groundwork for a programmable, trackable, easily manipulated digital currency. It might sound like something from a dystopian science-fiction novel, but it’s all too real, and it could soon change life in America forever. In March 2022, the Biden administration

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Green New Deal is back.

The Green New Deal Is Back, and It’s More Radical Than Ever

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Four years ago, socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and her much-older socialist ally in the Senate, Ed Markey, D-Mass., made shockwaves by introducing a sweeping proposal for a Green New Deal. The Green New Deal is one of the most socialistic legislative proposals ever conceived in Congress. It would, among many other things, create massive new spending programs,

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The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global ‘Emergency’ Powers With Biden’s Support

The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global ‘Emergency’ Powers With Biden’s Support

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In September 2024, less than two months before the next U.S. presidential election, the United Nations will host a landmark “Summit of the Future,” where member nations will adopt a Pact for the Future. The agreement will solidify numerous policy reforms offered by the U.N. over the past two years as part of its sweeping Our Common

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