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The Green Fatal Conceit: Why Physical Science Can’t Tell Us Proper Policy Goals

March 1, 2020 – Robert P. Murphy …… The so-called CLEAN Future Act is as poorly designed as its acronym. Like the Green New Deal, it consists of radical new spending proposals that the bill’s supporters would have liked for other reasons, and which aren’t even compatible. Continue reading →

Why the Brightest Future Depends on Market Chaos

February 28, 2020 – Maciek Chwalowski …… Let the market chaos reign to make us and future generations richer and better off beyond our dreams. Continue reading →

Why Governments Hate Secession

February 27, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… States seek to perpetuate themselves by seizing more control of capital and human beings. Size makes this easier. And every regime would become a mega-state like China or the US if it could. Continue reading →

Solar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste — Literally

February 26, 2020 – Bill Wirtz …… A closer look at solar panels opens a wide array of questions that need answers. Continue reading →

How Spontaneous Order Saved North Koreans from Starvation

February 25, 2020 – Rob York …… When the state could no longer feed them, freedom of exchange helped them feed themselves. Continue reading →

Unions Are Clearly in the Wrong about Freedom of Association

February 24, 2020 – Gary M. Galles …… If freedom of association is a right, then unions are in the wrong and pushing further in the wrong direction. Continue reading →

3 Reasons Why More Secession Means More Freedom

February 23, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Anti-secessionists insist that radical decentralization means more “nationalism” and protectionism. In practice, the exact opposite is more likely. Continue reading →

The Origins of the Thought Police — and Why They Scare Us

February 21, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… In a sense, “1984” is largely a book about the human capacity to maintain a grip on the truth in the face of propaganda and power. It might be tempting to dismiss Orwell’s book as a figment of dystopian literature. Unfortunately, that’s not as easy as it sounds. Modern history shows he was onto something. Continue reading →

Coerced Confessions: How the Plea Bargain Replaced Physical Torture

February 20, 2020 – Chris Calton …… When the government created public police forces one hundred years ago, they often relied on torture to extract confessions. But now they have new methods: threatening to pile on new charges until the defendant takes a plea agreement. Continue reading →

Small Countries Are Better: They’re Often Richer and Safer Than Big Countries

February 19, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Smaller countries have often been shown to perform better than large countries in terms of overall income and in economic growth. Also, their populations often enjoy more healthy and safe social environments. Continue reading →