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Isaac M. Morehouse

If you are lost in the woods on the brink of starvation, you are less likely to look at a frog and think, "I hope that species of frog survives."

Walter Block

Jobs in and of themselves do not guarantee well-being. Suppose that the employment is to dig huge holes and fill them up again?

Jeffrey A. Tucker

The best thing about the five-finger Vibram shoe — the craze has certainly reach the tipping point — is that it lets the runner navigate terrain that had previously been inaccessible.

Thomas J. DiLorenzo
The latest example of neo-Luddite thinking is the Obama administration’s recent decision to attempt to block a proposed merger.
Douglas French

As Irene ravaged other parts of the eastern seaboard, causing millions to be without power, the eatery of last resort, Waffle House, kept its doors open in many locations, using generators and serving a limited menu designed specifically for emergency situations.

Robert P. Murphy

Antitrust action like this is wrong on moral, theoretical, and practical grounds.

Hunter Lewis

Keynes never provided a well-thought-out argument, much less real evidence, for showing why stimulus would work.

Dan Sanchez

Believe it or not, there are a few things worse than the state.

Jeffrey A. Tucker

Steve Jobs was both singular and not unlike every entrepreneur who makes the world a more beautiful place.

Robert P. Murphy Karl Smith

Resolved: Government Spending Can Play an Important Role in Boosting Economic Growth.