Libertarian Counterpoint #1466 8/29/2019
Channel: Gale Morgan
Date: 2019-08-30

Tremors from the trade wars.  Where will the tariffs lead? Is Trump playing the Fed for political gain?
https://theweek.com/speedreads/858469/investors-are-starting-worry-about-negative-interest-rates-china-trade-war-damage-rises

Prisons:  Most think there is something inherently wrong with private prisons.  Yet the Epstein case clearly shows a high degree of either corruption or incompetence in public prisons.  Why are people so dead set against private prisons when public prisons are so lousy and cost so much? Why are we not talking about cutting the need for prisons drastically by eliminating all consensual "crimes"?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/jeffrey-epstein-william-barr-new-york-jail-prison

Hollywood triggered by Trump to censor “The Hunt”.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/commentisfree/2019/aug/12/why-universal-shouldnt-have-cancelled-the-hunt

Yang goes ad hominem on Trump.  Is there any hope left for civility in the 2020 presidential campaign?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-hot-air-balloon-grounded-fat-yang-64908481

Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition software can spot fear, https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-rekognition-software-can-now-detect-fear/

Freedom to associate and ADA. Outback asked a family to leave when customers complained about loud noises from a disabled child.  How do libertarians think this should be dealt with?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/11/outback-steakhouse-noise-complaint-targets-boy-special-needs/1983864001/