Interventionism

Although it is admirable that you are putting up your own money, economic analysis shows that your "solutions" will not work. The so-called root causes of crime and poverty in urban areas today can be tied to destructive government policies such as  the drug war, the minimum wage, compulsory schooling, and high taxes. 

Not many Americans have heard of Richard Vedder and Lowell Gallaway, but maybe more should.

Vigilantism has deep roots in American history and culture. From tales of the Wild West to the caped-crusading Batman, the act of standing up to thugs is part of the national ethos. And the assumption of personal responsibility for self-defense is what drives the uniquely American pro-gun movement.

Starting with President Bush, and continuing into President Obama’s term, the US government has paid out more than $11 trillion in stimulus money.

Why is real, free-market growth so hated by the political classes?

"Ah, the first sign of socialism — soap that does not clean."

The state both caused the problem and prevented people from protecting themselves from the resulting violence.

Forty years ago today, on the morning of Sunday, August 15, 1971, the US president, Richard Nixon, declared the inconvertibility of the dollar into gold. It was to be the great liberation that Keynesians and governments had dreamed of for decades. The results, however, have been catastrophic.

If the Keynesian talking heads were right, there should have been an increase in the pace of recovery in 2010.

Private organizations can set their own policies and allow customers to decide for themselves whether they want the service on those terms. But something more than customer policy is happening with all the latest demands for real names; the state is pushing this.