All Hail the Entrepreneurs (and the Carnitas They Bring Us)
February 8, 2019 – Robert Higgs …… It’s not the government that stands between the people and starvation. It’s the entrepreneurs. Continue reading →
Cleaning Up “Marxist Trash” is the Best Way for Bolsonaro to Build a Better Brazil
February 7, 2019 – Tho Bishop …… It is encouraging to see the rise of a popular politician willing to use his platform to openly call out the dangers of Marxist ideology. Continue reading →
Government Road Management: Is There a Better Way?
February 6, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Traffic congestion, constant road construction/repairs, idling cars, frayed nerves, road rage, deadly accidents. For this performance record, we give full credit to the government. Continue reading →
How the Rivalry Between Church and State Made Europe More Wealthy and Free
February 5, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Latin Christendom was a single civilization that was at the same time radically decentralized. It was therefore more wealthy and free than other civilizations found in Russia, China, and within Islam. Continue reading →
Nationalism, the Ideological Delusion at the Heart of Protectionism
February 4, 2019 – Robert Higgs …… Although protectionism has had a multitude of promoters through the ages, from the man in the street to the occupant of the White House, it has always been a bogus doctrine, making claims that cannot be upheld by solid economic theory or sound economic history. Continue reading →
The Robots are Coming. Don’t Panic.
February 3, 2019 – Jim Kelly …… When that day comes, there will be millions of individual answers, not a few simple ones. Continue reading →
Did Rand Paul Persuade Trump to Withdraw from Syria?
February 2, 2019 – David Boaz …… If Paul did, in fact, persuade the president to withdraw U.S. troops from one of the seven military conflicts the U.S. is currently engaged in, Bravo. Continue reading →
Net Neutrality Repeal: The Internet Apocalypse That Never Came
January 31, 2019 – Brittany Hunter …… Whether the naysayers are willing to admit it or not, less government regulation results in better outcomes for both companies and consumers. Continue reading →
The Drug War is a Failure
January 30, 2019 – Laurence Vance …… The drug war is not only a failure, it is a monstrous evil that has ruined more lives than drugs themselves. Continue reading →
Milton Friedman Reveals the Humbling Truth of “I, Pencil” in Just Two Minutes
January 28, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… “I, Pencil” was a clarion call for humility (intellectual and economic). Continue reading →