Subsidized Grief
Why do some deaths garner presidential visits and — more importantly — taxpayer dollars for rebuilding and memorializing, while others do not?
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Legalize It
It is not legalization but prohibition that should be considered outlandish and offensive. This should be apparent to the constitutionalists among us, who define the primary purpose of government as the protection of individual rights.
A Libertarian Case for Monarchy
As an exercise, I'll contend that constitutional monarchy can better preserve people's freedom and opportunities than democracy as it has turned out in practice.
The Influence of Dugald Stewart
A triumphant movement of Adam Smith disciples really begins only with Dugald Stewart.
Defaulting on the Fed’s Bonds
Ron Paul recently made (another) splash among economic pundits with his suggestion that the Treasury simply cancel the $1.6 trillion in its debt.
Ode to the Warehouse
If there were perfect information about the future, all goods would be manufactured on a need-be basis only. Despite its stillness and orderly calm, the warehouse embodies a wild leap into the unknown — a physical monument to the human capacity to imagine a future we cannot see.
Prohibition vs. Private Solutions at the Electric Daisy Carnival
The ability to find cities to host their events lies largely on the ability to minimize drug-related problems.
Blue-Collar Anticapitalism
Everybody is free to join the ranks of the three progressive classes of a capitalist society.
Extortion, Private and Public: The Case of Chiquita Banana
Lefties have protested against Chiquita Banana for so long that most activists probably forget why they are supposed to hate the company.
Bastiat for the Ages
Ludwig von Mises opined in the 1920s that Bastiat’s “critique of all protectionist and related tendencies is even today unsurpassed. The protectionists and interventionists have not been able to advance a single word in pertinent and objective rejoinder.”
