Political Theory

There was a time when the word reform described a process of renewal, of change, and of taking new steps towards correcting a problem. With the rise of campaign finance reform, that is no longer the case.

Attachment to tradition and free-market sensibilities are often thought to be in conflict. What, then, are we to make of the new Richard Weaver collection that recommends Ludwig von Mises to all students? 

Frank Chodorov proposed a sure fix for every case of waste, fraud, and abuse in government: abolish the program. William Stepp explains.

The latest Marxist attack on free-market intellectuals is unhinged from the most minimal demands of truth-telling.

What is it about Canada that the United Nations loves so much? Adam Young investigates.

Lincoln’s main objective was protectionism for Northern manufacturers and the creation of a massive spoils system, writes Thomas DiLorenzo

There is a class of pundits that defends public confidence in big government, and trashes those who celebrate its undoing. These pundits had a fit following this year' s election that revealed the least flattering side of the US system of government. If we thought the process of making laws was ugly, few were prepared to observe in slow motion the even more contemptible process of picking lawmakers.

The famed economist seems never to have met a government intervention he can't justify or a tax cut he can't attack, writes Christopher Westley.

Only a few lines are remembered, writes James Ostrowski, but the entire speech is an appalling socialist harangue.

He's been searching for a legacy for years, and now at last he leaves two, says William Anderson: a recession and high energy prices.