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A protester dressed as an onion joins University of Chicago students demonstrating against the federal ban on onion futures trading outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in Chicago, October 19, 2026.
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Are we truly free unless we can bet on the price of onions? Many brave souls are finally crying out.
On Monday, outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a group of students from the University of Chicago held a curious protest. They weren’t protesting against Israel or billionaires, as many of their classmates probably do. It was against . . . well, just watch this:
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John R. Puri is the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review.
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Are we truly free unless we can bet on the price of onions? Many brave souls are finally crying out.
On Monday, outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a group of students from the University of Chicago held a curious protest. They weren’t protesting against Israel or billionaires, as many of their classmates probably do. It was against . . . well, just watch this:
About the Author
John R. Puri is the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review.
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