Gouging you and me
In May, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to fines as high as $3 million per day for gasoline price gouging, which it defi
Interventionism
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Government Produces Nothing, Ever
Like any other consumer, the government must turn to the production process — that is, to producers — for its funds. But unlike ordinary consumers, who obtain their incomes through voluntary exchange, the government obtains its income by means of forcible taxation.
Carving You Up
Between the right's love for military socialism and the left's love of forced de-industrialization, together with the perpetual menace of politicians' clamor to make history, the cause of liberty needs even more ardent defenders.
Brazil and Compulsory Licenses
As I’ve noted previously, there is nothing necessarily unlibertarian about the feds issuing a compulsory license of a patent, since this mere
The State is a Predator
Chodorov's brilliant assessment of the State is a vital contribution both to historical understanding and to the defense of liberty.
The Subprime Mortgage “Crisis” Will Fix Itself
A bailout is nothing less than a wealth transfer to those who made ill-advised credit decisions.
Abandon All Unwinnable Wars
Adding more government intervention in virtually every aspect of our lives because politicians who oppose war call everything else a war, cannot stand up to careful examination.
I Was On the Global Warming Gravy Train
The integrity of the scientific community will win out in the end, following the evidence wherever it leads. But in the meantime, the effect of the political climate is that most people are overestimating the evidence that carbon emissions are the main cause of global warming.
