Political Theory

Why the US goes to war for Kosovars but tells the East Timorese to go jump in the Pacific.

A radical manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard, restored to the original and back in print after two decades.

Keynesian economics continues to infect much public debate, despite being debunked for decades by Austrian economists, some mainstream economists, and reality itself.

An inside look at the corrupting influence of one family on Maryland politics. (Column by Thomas DiLorenzo)

The New Jersey court ruling on the Boy Scouts violates a core principle of freedom. (Commentary by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)

An examination of the premises in books by Stephanopoulos, Reich, and Morris, by Don Mathews.

Proposition 187 passed overwhelmingly, but it is being gutted by courts and the governor. (Column by Tibor R. Machan.)

The movie as an allegory in defense of free trade: Mark Thornton restates his position and defends it against critics.

The philosophical implications of blaming everyone but the president. (Analysis by Tibor R. Machan)

The most obvious alternative to government-mandated service is to use a free labor market. The government should advertise and recruit appropriate individuals and pay competitive wages. (When I proposed this to a local attorney he looked at me like I was from another planet. Yet, this same attorney thinks nothing of hiring his own paralegal help or advertising in the newspaper to sell his own services.)