Private Property

So long as governments remain under the sway of environmentalist philosophy and arrogate massive tracts of land to their own inept control, no amount of legal tinkering will prevent the next bushfire.

In a free market, no shortages would exist. In fact, it is very unlikely any of the earth's resources would be used up.

"Gold's market premium to the official price was no small matter as it questioned the very fundamentals of the planned monetary system."

"If buying stuff is the way to promote recovery, then nobody can top the DC politicians."

In a free society, Mr. Grushevski has every right to be entrepreneurial and to start a restaurant that only hires men who want to serve food in tank tops and shorts.

The way out of this mess is freedom.

I am suggesting here that a far-reaching cost of the war was the degradation of the autonomy of individuals and families in relation to their property.

I conclude with an important final warning: naturally (and I must never tire of repeating it) the solution I propose is only valid in the context of an irrevocable decision to establish a free-banking system subject to a 100% reserve requirement on demand deposits.

In order to bring our economy back on track, government needs to get out of the way of entrepreneurs and capitalists. We need to leave holes undug and paper unprinted.

Boulton and Watt's refusal to issue licenses allowing other engine makers to employ the separate-condenser principle clearly retarded the development and introduction of improvements.