The Economic Foundations of Freedom
All the teachings and precepts of ethics presuppose the moral autonomy of the individual and therefore appeal to the individual's conscience.
Political Theory
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Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Totalitarian
Contrary to myth, Nazi Germany was a socialist state, not a capitalist one.
The Terrible Economic Ignorance behind Covid Tradeoffs: My Speech to the Ron Paul Institute
Millions of Americans have no conception of economics, and simply don’t believe tradeoffs exist.
Some Conservatives Still Pine for the Good Ol’ Days of Cannabis Prohibition
The federal government, along with pharmaceutical, alcohol, and tobacco companies have spent money trying to put the legalization genie back in the prohibition bottle, so any argument or propaganda will suit their purposes.
An End to the Bizarre CDC Rent Moratorium
Many landlords just received a crash course about how irrelevant their property rights are in Washington.
An End to the Bizarre CDC Rent Moratorium
Many landlords just received a crash course about how irrelevant their property rights are in Washington.
Paul Samuelson on Freedom
Paul Samuelson thinks that if the state coerces you to make an exchange with someone or taxes you, this isn’t much of a problem.
Living in the Age of Covid: “The Power of the Powerless”
In a “post-totalitarian” period, power does not simply originate from a singular dictator, but rather conscripts the population into its very structure.
End the Shutdown, Again
If every new virus or variation warrants shutdowns or new vaccines, we will face an unending dystopian hellscape of state intervention in our medical decisions.
Can Taxation Be Justified?
Michael Huemer has recently come up with some cases in which taxation is justified. Is it, though?
