In advancing the narrative that people with mental illness and PTSD are so fragile that they need to be protected at all times, universities not only fail to help people overcome their traumas, they increase the already toxic stigma against people with mental illness.
Occupational licenses may not seem like a hot topic, but with 29 percent of all jobs in the United States now requiring some form of license, the time has come to take a long and hard look at the heavy costs of these licenses on the economy and Texans.
Enshrined within the founding documents of both the United States and Texas is the belief that government derives its power from the consent of the governed.
Like many states, Texas operates under a three-tiered system regulating the alcohol industry. In this system producers, distributors, and retailers must remain separate entities and cannot share ownership or coordinate their activities. The system was enacted with the intent of preventing monopolistic practices, but in reality gives a great deal of power to distributors, the middlemen in this system, and allows them to hold considerable sway in the overall trends in the marketplace.
While Texas is often held up as a paragon of economic freedom and opportunity, we still have our fair share of cumbersome regulations and laws restricting free enterprise. A good example of this can be found in the laws regulating the production and distribution of alcohol. Most recently craft beer brewers have been assaulted by...