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P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 20, 2019
I lecture on political economics and ethics, and I write novels and television scripts that incorporate lessons about freedom. But if I told students…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | November 15, 2018
For 35 years, generations of parents in the Washington, D.C. area have been dropping off their toddlers for play-dates at a local gathering spot…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 11, 2018
There’s a saying in economics: when there is a demand, the market will find a way to fill it. Hence, black markets arise for all kinds of things that…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | May 31, 2018
In 2014, Colorado was the first U.S. state to decriminalize marijuana for more than medical use, so one might think that folks in its capital city of…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 11, 2018
Last year, author and attorney Baylen Linnekin wrote an Op-Ed for the Sacramento Bee that opened the eyes of many folks to a fantastic new…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | December 12, 2017
Atlanta’s government is really getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Thanks to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia State University Police…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 16, 2017
  Don’t let anyone say America hasn’t made progress. After years of struggle, lives lost in the Revolution fighting to disconnect from the Brits…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 5, 2017
Just when one thinks the absurdity of the crony government licensing scam can’t get any more absurd, politicians and their pals up the ante. A few…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 1, 2017
Remember those black and white mob movies? The ones where the a gangster would walk into a place of business and say something like, “Gee… Nice…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 20, 2017
There once was a tried and true saying, “Charity begins at home,” meaning that, usually, people who know one another have the most emotional…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | January 5, 2017
On January 3, 2017, the first day of the 115th Congress, North Carolina Republican Representative Richard Hudson introduced a bill that would lend…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | May 17, 2016
On May 8, the ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft lost a vote in Austin, Texas, that would have allowed them to continue using their own vetting…