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Money Isn’t the Root of Happiness or Meaning, But It Can Help Us Find Both

March 2, 2019 – T. K. Coleman …… Don’t be too hard on money, success, and hard work. These things have contributed to human freedom as much as anything else. Continue reading →

Latin America Has Fewer Guns, But More Crime

March 1, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Contrary to myth, Latin America has relatively few civilian-owned guns — either legal or illegal. But this hasn’t prevented enduring high rates of violent crime. Continue reading →

Lysander Spooner: The Anarchist Who Single-Handedly Took on the US Post Office

February 28, 2019 – Naomi Mathew …… The story of a man who showed the world how a peaceful, non-governmental system can flourish. Continue reading →

The German Government Forcibly Removed These Children From Their Parents Over Homeschooling

February 26, 2019 – Robert Clarke …… The European Court of Human Rights has undermined its claim to being the “conscience of Europe” and pitted parents against children. Continue reading →

Data Show California Is a Living Example of the Good Intentions Fallacy

February 25, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… “Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.” Continue reading →

Legalizing Marijuana: The Hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer

February 23, 2019 – Lee Friday …… We can be thankful for the legalization of marijuana in Canada, but this does not mean we should give any credit to the government. Sometimes we win by accident. Continue reading →

George Bernard Shaw Was so Enamored with Socialism He Advocated Genocide to Advance It

February 21, 2019 – Tyler Curtis …… For decades, Shaw was a staunch proponent of genocide, refusing to soften his views even after the full horror of the Nazi death camps was brought to light. Continue reading →

Tariffs Remove Options and Necessarily Reduce Economic Well-Being

February 20, 2019 – Robert Higgs …… There is a principle in economics that says, other things being equal, one cannot improve people’s economic well-being by adding constraints to their choices. Continue reading →

In Defense of the Gilded Age

February 19, 2019 – José Niño …… The Gilded Age’s enormous gains in incomes and standards of living showed what individuals were capable of creating when the government was shackled. Continue reading →

State Secrets and the National-Security State

February 16, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… Julian Assange’s “crime” was revealing the wrongdoing of the national-security establishment. In the minds of those who blindly support the US state, this is not to be allowed, even if the information is 100% true. Continue reading →