Political Theory

Here in Brazil, free-market ideas have long been ridiculed and ignored, with disastrous results.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump represent variations of the same political theme.

As Venezuela shows, living close to an international border can be an important lifeline. This illustrates the benefits of political decentralization.

My hope is that my new book, The Problem with Socialism, will be viewed as a companion to Henry Hazlitt's classic Economics in One Lesson.

In a recent post on Facebook, Peter Boettke has criticized Murray Rothbard's view of libertarian rights.

Do not put your trust in democracy, but neither should you trust in a dictatorship. Rather, put your hope into radical political decentralization.

Government policing is, after all, a government program. It should be treated accordingly.

Jeff Deist and Daniel Ameduri discuss current events.

Because policing is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, people call the police far more than they would otherwise.

This week has been marked by devastating illustrations of why so much of the public distrusts the institutions of the state.