Interventionism

Education will only be reformed once parents and entrepreneurs are free to create real alternatives to broken systems.

The Old Right of the postwar period had a rugged and near-libertarian honesty in domestic affairs as well.

Prior to the advent of Medicare and Medicaid, individuals paid for the majority of medical goods and services out of their own pocket and utilized health insurance as a rational tool for mitigating financial risk posed by catastrophic events.

The emptying of cities is not a good trend. It is the city that breeds civilization and civilized life.

If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice.

Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by federa

Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by federal health organizations, regulators, and the Big Dairy lobby. Its dangers are minimal, and those are due to its prohibition.

It's now considered too radical to believe that people should just throw unwanted items away. To allow people to do this is "going too far." But here is a fact: forcing people to spend time separating garbage turns the division of labor on its head.

Here is an archetype of disgusting protectionism — benefiting special interests, pillaging consumers, and impoverishing foreigners.

We should thank our lucky stars for air conditioning — and hope that that government won’t destroy it, writes Mark Thornton.