Why Politics Divides People
March 8, 2019 – Gary Galles …… The only real solution to negative-attack politics is to reduce the power and scope of government over our lives. Continue reading →
How Gun Control Became an Instrument of Tyranny in Venezuela
March 7, 2019 – José Niño …… Venezuelans are defenseless against a government that runs roughshod over their civil liberties and economic livelihood. Continue reading →
The Bank of Canada Ignores its Mandate
March 6, 2019 – Lee Friday …… The Bank of Canada’s mandate “is to conduct monetary policy to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canadians.” But perhaps this is not its primary purpose. After all, it is failing so miserably to achieve this mandate, surely this must be by design. Continue reading →
Media Fail Marvelously in Mocking Rand Paul for Surgery in Canada, “Land Of Universal Health Care”
March 5, 2019 – Brittany Hunter …… While many would like to condemn Paul’s decision to go to Canada for medical treatment as hypocrisy, it is actually right on brand for the senator. Continue reading →
Canada’s Federal Government Knows Welfare Programs are Counterproductive, but the Handouts Continue
March 4, 2019 – Lee Friday …… To borrow a sentiment from Ludwig von Mises, we need to rid ourselves of the idea “that the State or the Government is the embodiment of all that is good and beneficial.” Continue reading →
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 →