Canada’s Contradictory Cigarette Taxes and Regulations
April 22, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Politicians and bureaucrats appear to be more dangerous to our health than smoking. Continue reading →
Will Conservatives See the Light on Secession?
April 20, 2019 – José Niño …… Many on the Left still cling to the idea that if they can only elect “the right people,” everything will be fine. This is a doomed strategy. Continue reading →
Yes, Julian Assange Is a Journalist — But That Shouldn’t Matter
April 19, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… The Bill of Rights doesn’t mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists. Freedom of speech is a universal property right, regardless of what the establishment-media gatekeepers say. Continue reading →
Capitalism Fosters Human Cooperation Like Nothing Else
April 18, 2019 – Barry Brownstein …… Sometimes the ordinary can reveal the miraculous. Continue reading →
Mick Jagger Has Heart Surgery in New York
April 17, 2019 – Randall Holcombe …… Why would Mick Jagger choose to have surgery in the United States rather than get “free” health care from the British National Health Service? Continue reading →
Liberty Means Repealing, not Reforming, Social Security
April 16, 2019 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… Liberty necessary entails the absence of infringements on liberty. Therefore, the attainment of a free society necessarily entails a lifting, dismantling, or repeal of infringements on liberty. Continue reading →
Preferring Prejudice
April 12, 2019 – K. Lloyd Billingsley …… Are quotas more important than qualifications? Continue reading →
Two Ways Our World Resembles “1984”
April 10, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… It had been at least 25 years, and reading ‘1984’ today was a very different experience. Continue reading →
When the State Kicks Down Your Door and Takes Your Child over a Fever
April 9, 2019 – Carey Wedler …… Have state efforts to protect families from themselves become a more serious threat than the supposed dangers families pose to themselves? Continue reading →
In Defense of Bribery at SNC-Lavalin
April 8, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Bribery should be considered wrong only when individuals violate their terms of employment, in which case the culprit is the bribee, not the briber. Continue reading →