Why we love Farmers Markets
November 26, 2017 – Jeffrey Tucker …… They are relatively free of federal regulation, and that’s what makes them great. Continue reading →
Tear Gas, Guns and Riot Squads: The Police State’s Answer to Free Speech Is Brute Force
November 25, 2017 – John Whitehead …… Forget everything you’ve ever been taught about free speech in America. It’s all a lie. There can be no free speech for the citizenry when the government speaks in a language of force. Continue reading →
Governments Want us to Believe we are Empowered
November 24, 2017 – Lee Friday …… On November 18th, citizens in London, Ontario cast their ballots in the annual ‘Neighbourhood Decision Making Program.’ In fact, this program is nothing more than a tiny bone ($250,000) – less than one tenth of one percent of the City’s budget – with strings attached, thrown to taxpayers. Continue reading →
A Basic Principle about Drug Laws
November 23, 2017 – Jacob Hornberger …… Drug laws bring into existence drug gangs. It’s just a basic principle of economics. If you like drug gangs and the violence that comes with them, then you should support drug laws. If you oppose drug gangs and their violence, you should oppose drug laws. Continue reading →
Thanksgiving – A Tale of Two Colonies
November 22, 2017 – Thomas DiLorenzo …… The creation of private property rights dramatically increased the Pilgrims’ productivity. That productivity led to the bounty celebrated at Plymouth’s famous 1623 Thanksgiving. Continue reading →
The Essence of Capitalism Is Mutual Consent
November 20, 2017 – Gary Galles …… Capitalism is a loaded word. Try “willing exchange” instead. Continue reading →
Get Government out of the welfare business!
November 17, 2017 – Lee Friday …… Fighting poverty is a favorite pastime of government because politicians get to portray themselves as champions of the poor. However, the unfortunate few tend to be far fewer in number when aid is extended privately instead of through tax funded programs. Continue reading →
The best defense against sexual harassment is a free labor market
November 15, 2017 – Jeffrey Tucker …… A free market means progress toward ending all forms of exploitation, including sexual harassment. Continue reading →
Our ancestors escaped crippling poverty because of Capitalism
November 13, 2017 – Richard Ebeling …… The free enterprise, or capitalist, system has done more to improve the material condition of humanity than any other economic arrangement in all of recorded history. Yet, “Capitalism” is constantly condemned and accused of being the cause of humanity’s woes, while in reality, nothing is further from the truth. Continue reading →
Why do we ask children “What do you want to be when you grow up”?
November 10, 2017 – Kerry McDonald …… To ask what a child wants to be when she grows up is to dismiss what she already is, what she already knows, what she already does. Our job is not to prepare our children for who they will become, but to help them be who they already are. Continue reading →