Institutionalizing Ignorance
By filling up the free time of children with repetitive tasks of little educational value, students were transformed into thoughtless followers of the Brahmin.
Interventionism
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Can Bernanke Brake Without Derailing?
Will "tapering" trigger a "taper tantrum" in the market?
Monopoly Through Austrian Lenses
A recent 60 Minutes piece cut into an extremely urgent problem of our day: expensive sunglasses.
Milton Friedman: Freshwater Keynesian
At the end of the day, Friedman jettisoned the gold standard for a remarkably statist reason.
What’s So Scary About Deflation?
The person who epitomizes the fear of deflation best is Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Bitcoins, Greenbacks, and the Fed
Interviewed by host Ben Stone, Mark Thornton talks about Bitcoins, fiat greenbacks, the Federal Reserve, and the Iron Law of Prohibition.
The NSA’s Spying and Why It Matters
Interviewed by host Coy Barefoot, Mark Thornton talks about the NSA spying on Americans, and more.
The Tollkeepers on the Road to Serfdom
The IRS has a history of political abuse. Hoover, FDR, JFK, and Richard Nixon all used the IRS against enemies, long before Clinton or Obama.
Big Brother
Interviewed by host Mike Stein of KWAM 990 AM, Mark Thornton talks about Edward Snowden, PRISM, unchecked government powers, and more.
Why This Gigantic “Intelligence” Apparatus?
Consider the sheer idiocy of paying legions of twenty-somethings who cannot speak Arabic, Farsi, or Pashtun, and who know practically nothing of the history, customs, folkways, and traditions of these places.
