Political Theory

The critique of "trickle-down" economics relies on a mistaken zero-sum view that more income for some must reduce incomes to others.

Henry Hazlitt brings to his only novel, Time Will Run Back, the same clarity and ease for the reader he brought to Economics in One Lesson.

Estate taxes destroy businesses and undermine families while enriching the state. Not surprisingly, Hillary Clinton wants more of them.

Some medical facilities are opting out of the whole health insurance bureaucracy to make care less expensive.

A democratic government that respects no limits on its own power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.

A Polish politician's severe illness has suddenly put legalization of medical marijuana on the table.

Donald Trump has forced the GOP to admit it really has no interest in serious spending cuts or in balancing the budget.

The Silver State is not what it used to be and its lawmakers can not help saying "yes" to billionaires seeking taxpayer largesse.

Politics is war by other means. And war claims victims. War has winners and losers. Most of all, war has profiteers

The US government will outlaw yet another plant that has long been used for herbal remedies, magically transforming users into criminals overnight.