Political Theory

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)

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

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

Professor Weissberg has taken on, in exemplary fashion, one of the major myths of our age.Professor Weissberg has taken on, in exemplary fashion, one of the major myths of our age.

Anthony de Jasay is one of the few genuinely original thinkers in contemporary political philosophy. Like James Buchanan, he begins from the public-choice approach. Unlike his eminent colleague, he endorses full laissez-faire.

Mr. Kelley undertakes a vital task in his excellent new book. As everyone knows, the welfare state costs a great deal of money.Mr. Kelley undertakes a vital task in his excellent new book. As everyone knows, the welfare state costs a great deal of money.

Free markets may be productive, a common complaint runs, but they lead to unjust results.