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Why Democracy Doesn’t Give Us What We Want

February 7, 2020 – Gary M. Galles …… Uncritically holding democracy out as an ideal overlooks the question of whether market democracy or political democracy better serves citizens. Continue reading →

Deadbeat Dads and Child Support: Why Government Enforcement is Horrible

December 11, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Deadbeat dads can often avoid support payments because single mothers are at the mercy of disinterested politicians and bureaucrats. Continue reading →

Politics Drops Its Pretenses

October 22, 2019 – Jeff Deist …… We need an anti-politics movement just as surely as we need an antiwar movement. Continue reading →

What if the Majority Voted for “None of the Above”?

October 18, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Allowing a space on the ballot for “none of the above” would be a step in the right direction toward a slightly less farcical political system. Continue reading →

Advice for Presidential Candidates from Bastiat

October 6, 2019 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Imagine the difference it could make if even one of the candidates allowed the wisdom of only one or two of these snippets to truly sink in. Continue reading →

The Brexit Battle Shows Democracy Is Only Allowed When the Regime Likes the Outcome

September 26, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Democracy is only allowed when the voters vote “correctly” according to the ruling classes. “Wrong” decisions will trigger court rulings voiding the vote. Or we’ll just keep voting until people get it “right.” Continue reading →

Kamala Harris and the Cult of the Presidency

September 25, 2019 – Tyler Curtis …… Kamala Harris has promised to rule by decree if elected president. For her, Congress is little more than an advisory committee. The average voter, of course, ranks even lower than that. Continue reading →

Look to China to Learn About America

September 22, 2019 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… The old American way of doing things came to an end with the 9/11 attacks. At that point, the national-security branch of the federal government adopted many of the same powers as the Chinese communist regime, and without any amendment to the Constitution. Continue reading →

The Siren Song of the State

August 4, 2019 – Robert Higgs …… We Americans shall never have real, lasting peace so long as we give our allegiance to a king — that is, in our case, to the whole conglomeration of institutionalized exploiters and murderers we know as the state. Continue reading →

Candace Owens’s Flag Rhetoric Highlights the Importance of Constitutional Constraints on Government Power

July 4, 2019 – Trace Mitchell …… Candace Owens announced on Twitter that if she were president of the United States, she’d punish flag burners by revoking their citizenship. Continue reading →