Is Libertarianism Utopian?
Although libertarian principles are radical, the path to fulfilling them may not be that radical at all.
Political Theory
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Martin Van Buren: The American Gladstone
Martin Van Buren favored peace, freedom, and decentralization. Thus, most historians are biased against him.
Marx’s View of the Division of Labor
The division of labor is what made the West rich and has kept it rich. It's telling that Marx planned to abolish the division of labor altogether.
The Hayekian Model of Government in an Open Society
The central problem that confronts modern libertarian political theory is how to place limits on the number and kinds of intrusions in which government may engage — and how to ensure that it will confine itself to these limits.
Global Elites Have No Skin in the Game
Our "experts" accept no risk and have nothing invested in the reckless schemes they advocate for. Others will bear the burdens when failure comes.
Crony Socialism
Yuri Maltsev details how politics, bureaucracy, and self-dealing monetary planners work against the cause of peace and prosperity.
Peter Bos and the Road to Freedom
"The greatest fallacy of the classical liberals was their assumption that a constitutionally limited state government was necessary."
Labor and Capitalist Exploitation: Böhm-Bawerk and the Close of Marx’s System
Marx was wrong about the basics of value and exchange — and thus was wrong about the relationship between owners and laborers.
Is There a Difference Between Economic Power and Political Power?
Critics of capitalism are often confused by the difference between political and economic power.
An Anti-Inflation Program
It is instructive to consider what a sensible anti-inflationary legislative program would be like if we could get it.
