Political Theory

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.)

The hysterical reaction to the death of JFK, Jr. is a reminder that American socialists long for a great leader who can make statism work. 

The trouble runs deeper than mere corruption; government should not be involved in broadcasting at all. (Column by Tibor R. Machan)

What the founders were rebelling against and why it still matters (from Investors Business Daily).

The term was once identified with the struggle for freedom; today it means the opposite. (An essay by Tibor R. Machan.)