Our Enemy, the State
If we look beneath the surface of our public affairs, we can discern one fundamental fact, namely, a great redistribution of power between society
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The Essence of Freedom
The pleaders for statism insist that while all-powerful government might be inherently bad under a despot or dictator, it can be a perfectly wholes
The Essence of Freedom
The blessings of liberty have been diffused in this land of ours to an unsurpassed degree, not because of government intervention but only because it was here that the torch of individual freedom was kindled and borne aloft.
That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen
From Chapter I of The Bastiat Collection: Volume I. Pages 1-48 in the text. Read by Josiah Schmidt.
The Economic Comeback of Germany
The “miracle” of Germany’s revival was not the result of a conscious rejection of socialism, but was rather an accident of politi
The Welfare State: Promising Protection in an Age of Anxiety
Our ancestors relied on themselves; we rely on the welfare state.
Withered Garland of War
"Preservation of the tariff, by which the North exploited the South's economy, ranked foremost in Lincoln's calculus of reasons to launch the war, and emancipation of the slaves not at all."
Libertarianism: Is it Conservatism’s Future?
Interviewed by Terry O’Neill and Ron Gray on the “RoadKill Radio” internet radio program, Vancouver, Canada; 11 August 2009.
