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What are the philosophical foundations of a libertarian society? There are many possible answers, but in this column, I’m going to discuss three of...
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Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won tradition of limited government and...
The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.
By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by...
Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.
What are the philosophical foundations of a libertarian society? There are many possible answers, but in this column, I’m going to discuss three of...
Mussolini: “The fascist conception of life stresses the importance of the State and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide...
Frederic Bastiat was a well-known and eloquent defender of liberty and free-market economics. He also was a devout Catholic who looked to tie his...
To find any real growth in employment in the September report, we have to look to government jobs and workers holding down two jobs...
As Murray Rothbard often noted, freedom of association is a fundamental right, what he called a “subset of private property rights.” Unfortunately, our modern...
America is always on the verge of finally having “honest government.” Of course, what passes for “honest government” is a government that efficiently takes...
The political zeitgeist is to embrace protectionism, leading some who support free trade to embrace open borders. However, as Murray Rothbard explained, people and...
The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and other...
Banking systems around the world have huge effects on our lives, yet few people understand how banks work. Worse yet, even fewer understand the...