Interventionism

The Puritan ministry stood ready to use the secular arm against heresy — or  against lapses from conformity.

The buyers do not pay for the toil and trouble the worker took nor for the length of time he spent in working. They pay for the products.

A policy-making think tank that works in a dozen or more fields is a lost cause from day one.

A closer look at the actual data reveals what Paul Krugman conveniently chooses to leave out.

The US healthcare system is a huge bubble fueled by the government's ability to borrow money at artificially low interest rates.

In its search for revenue, the Crown decided to create new monopolies — and its meddling in the vital wool trade had disastrous results.

As important as it is to dissolve the euro, there are significant exit problems.

Ultimately we can find no principle that anyone identifying with the broader conservative movement feels compelled to uphold.
 

While government force may keep companies like AOL alive, consumers will surely be worse off.

The costs and risks of remaining within the European Monetary Union (EMU) are already immense and rising.