Abolish the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Murray Rothbard recognized that the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the lifeblood for government intervention. It doesn't need to be “reformed,” but rather should be outright abolished.
Murray Rothbard recognized that the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the lifeblood for government intervention. It doesn't need to be “reformed,” but rather should be outright abolished.
Leftists seek to create a new society that supposedly is peaceable. However, they also celebrate violence done against political opponents, something that Murray Rothbard understood as undermining every supposed peaceful goal they claim to be pursuing.
Artificial Intelligence, for all of the fear-mongering taking place, simply is a tool that if applied in a free market setting will make our economy stronger, not weaker.
Through its coercive monopoly over money creation, government constantly engages in silent theft through inflation, all done in the name of “stimulating” the economy.
Advocates for US military intervention have invoked the war against the Barbary pirates as justification. Yet, an examination of that conflict shows that President Jefferson’s actions were limited and followed the direction of Congress.
The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.
Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal prosecutors have a long history of bringing unjustified, politically-motivated prosecutions.
For those who are actually concerned about the further concentration of political power, the president’s habit of sending federal troops to American cities is a serious problem.
Was Jackson’s victory over the Second Bank of the United States a triumph for liberty, or did it merely expand federal authority under the guise of constraining it? His legacy is complicated, but there is much we can learn from it.
The media is trying to frame last week’s indictment of James Comey as a “norm-shattering” use of executive power for personal gain. In truth, it's just the latest chapter in a much older story: the struggle between elected and unelected officials.