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6 Things We Learned from Prohibition

March 9, 2020 – John Phelan …… In a book on prohibitions, John Meadowcroft of King’s College in London offers several “generic lessons and implications” of the practice. Hint – prohibition does more harm than good. Continue reading →

Rose Wilder Lane: Pioneer of Educational Freedom

March 8, 2020 – Kerry McDonald …… In her 1943 book “The Discovery of Freedom,” Rose Wilder Lane makes a compelling case for individual freedom and limited government power. Continue reading →

Citizens Applaud Quick Demolition of Barn After Politicians Give It Heritage Protection

March 5, 2020 – Lee Friday …… Private property should NOT be subject to government heritage protection. It is morally wrong, and economically counterproductive. Continue reading →

Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property

March 4, 2020 – Lawrence W. Reed …… The first few years of Plymouth colony were fraught with hardship and hunger. Economics had a lot to do with it. Continue reading →

Abolish Government Schools

March 3, 2020 – Gor Mkrtchian …… Even if it’s true that some wouldn’t be able to afford schooling without government financial assistance, the idea that this necessitates the government creating and running its own schools is a glaring non sequitur. Continue reading →

When It Comes to Raw Power, Few Have More of It Than Central Bankers

March 2, 2020 – Per Bylund …… Anticapitalists often complain that people with more money exercise power over people with less money. Yet these same people seem oddly untroubled by the fact that central bankers can manipulate the money supply at any time to enrich themselves at everyone else’s expense. Continue reading →

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 →

Bringing You A Different Perspective – Peace And Prosperity Are Maximized Through Free Markets, Not Through Suffocating Governments

6 Things We Learned from Prohibition

Rose Wilder Lane: Pioneer of Educational Freedom

Citizens Applaud Quick Demolition of Barn After Politicians Give It Heritage Protection

Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property

Abolish Government Schools

When It Comes to Raw Power, Few Have More of It Than Central Bankers

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

Why the Brightest Future Depends on Market Chaos

Why Governments Hate Secession

Solar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste — Literally