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Close Elections Force Us to Ask Unpleasant Questions about Democracy

November 2, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… A very close or contested election would remind us that elections do not demonstrate “the will of the people” and that national unity is founded on some very fragile myths. Continue reading →

How to Be a True Benefactor in Society

November 1, 2020 – Gary Galles …… Politicians love to present themselves as benefactors of mankind. In truth, they add nothing to the happiness and well-being of the voters they hope to exploit. Continue reading →

Populism Worked for the Pro-Freedom Party in the Past. Can It Work Again?

October 30, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Is it still possible to “rouse the masses of people against the elites that are looting them” in effective numbers? As late as 1992, Rothbard thought so. And he had historical examples on his side. Continue reading →

Kamala Harris Is Basically Obama-Clinton 2.0, but Worse

August 12, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… No doubt, many of Harris’s detractors will call her radical or a tool of the far left. The reality is actually far more alarming. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

2020 Candidates Offer New Government Ponzi Schemes

August 20, 2019 – Gary Galles …… So how has the modern Democrat party built on its proud legacy of such Ponzi schemes like Social Security? By adding new ones. Continue reading →

“Free Everything” and the First Law of Politics

August 19, 2019 – Dan Sanchez …… Entrepreneurs do a much better job than politicians at alleviating scarcity through efficient, value-creating production. 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 →