Interventionism

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 22 July 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 22 July 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 22 July 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 July 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 July 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 July 2015.

Mixed martial arts competitions are legal in 49 states, but not in New York where an interest group keeps the sport illegal in an effort to punish a pair of businessmen.

Fourteen years ago, when Portugal decriminalized most illegal drugs, drug war proponents claimed the move would drive Portugal into chaos. Today, Portugal has the second-lowest death rate from illegal drugs in Europe with no sign of chaos on the horizon.

Like Argentina and Venezuela, Greece's economy is plagued not just by institutional problems, but by a pervasive anti-capitalism that continually cripples the ability of individual Greeks to build wealth and a solid economy.

Since the revolution, many acts of Congress under the Constitution have done much to undo the Spirit of 1776. Here are a few of the worst.