Lives will continue to be lost in Kerr County, Texas if Texas’s political leadership and citizens believe river alarms will assure safety from flood waters that can rise dozens of feet in minutes in the middle of the night.

Critics of free markets such as Oren Cass claim that Austrians and other supporters of the free economy are engaged in “market fundamentalism.” However, support for free markets is not an act of blind faith but is based upon understanding of how markets actually work.

Murray Rothbard called egalitarianism a “revolt against nature,” and he believed that the egalitarianism inherent in the Fourteenth Amendment was socially harmful. Social engineering never turns out well, but that doesn‘t discourage progressives from engaging in it.

Throughout history, decentralization and secession have helped pave the way for more individual freedom. Naturally, political elites want to centralize everything, thus setting off the eternal battle between centralizers and decentralizers.