We Need Bastiat’s The Law More than Ever
The solution to the problem of human relationships is freedom, and it thrives most when the role of government is limited.
Philosophy and Methodology
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Why Revisionist History Is Important
In the general culture “revisionist historian” is a term of abuse. But that is what we do. Revising history is our job.
Mises and His Methods
How did Mises go about doing economics? How do his methods compare with those of the modern mainstream?
William Tell, Tax Rebel
Adam Young tells the true story of William Tell, the Swiss legendary hero who symbolizes the struggle for individual and political freedom.
From Abortion to Circumcision, Democracy Won’t Save Minorities from the Majority
Not every conflict in values can be solved with democracy or dialogue. Often, it just comes down to the majority trampling the minority.
James Buchanan on Methodological Individualism and the Market Process
A rigorous application of methodological individualism is perhaps what most separates the Austrian and Public Choice schools from most others.
Gustave de Molinari and the Anti-statist Liberal Tradition, Part 1
Gustave de Molinari was the last of the great nineteenth-century French laissez-faire liberals.
Algorithms Are Fine — Until Governments Use Them Against Us
We're now seeing the rise of new AI tech that will be used to justify more government intervention in our lives.
Misleading with Numbers: It’s Worse When the Government Does It
It's alarming how much government will turn to bad and misleading numbers to justify its latest scheme to tax and regulate us for our own good.
The Unseen Cost of Shoveling Snow
The broken-window fallacy can be seen everywhere — and snow removal must necessarily come at the cost of not doing something else.
