The Farmland Protection Policy Act: Crisis Politics and the Quiet Socialization of Land

When Congress enacted the Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) in 1981, it declared that a “continued decrease in the Nation’s farmland base may threaten the ability of the United States to produce food and fiber.” The statute—together with later summaries—announced a national policy to “minimize” the “unnecessary and irreversible” conversion of f

Argentina’s Rocky Road to Economic Freedom

The ascent to power in Argentina of the first avowed libertarian, in the person of Javier Milei, was seen not only with excitement by many libertarians but also as a moment of truth. Not only did it show that it was possible to get a majority of the electorate of a large country to vote for a radical agenda of freedom, but it also suggested that libertarians might finally be able to show the entire world that the unhampered free market is not only possible, but also highly beneficial for any society.