Would a War on Immigrants Turn Out Like the Wars on Drugs and Terror?
Probably. Here’s Ryan McMaken, from the LewRockwell.com Blog:
We must have a police state in this country or immigrants will come here and support the creation of a police state.
Portland’s Homeless Hilton
What do you when the Depression is deepening, unemployment is steadily creeping up, underemployment is becoming the norm, inflation is moving front-and-center, housing is sinking further still, the debt ceiling is crashed, the deficit is unsustainable, household wealth is sinking, and quantitative easing is on the verge of becoming an en
True Knowledge from A Priori Theory
How do we know about the outer world — or reality, for that matter? Where does our knowledge about it come from? The attempt to answer these questions leads to epistemology, the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, scope, and validity of human knowledge.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Inflation Expectations
Some influential commentators believe that the Federal Reserve’s timing for the withdrawal of its record monetary stimulus could be determined by inflation expectations. (A popular measure of inflation expectations is the difference between the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury note and the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury inflation protected security [TIPS].) After settling at 1.5 percent in August last year, this measure of inflation expectations shot up in April to 2.6 percent.
A Democracy (and Republic) of Decrees
Sleep tight; a few weeks ago the federal government announced it will implement a new cell-phone warning system.
Alan Bock: Libertarian Intellectual
He was a great intellectual and deserves a high place in the history of libertarian ideas.
Do We Need a Weak Dollar?
Last week I testified before a Congressional subcommittee on the Fed’s role in rising gasoline prices. All of the economists on the panel agreed that oil prices were rising (partly) because of the dollar’s fall against other currencies.
Consent of the Governed?
It appears upon sober reflection that the whole idea is as fanciful as the unicorn. No one in his right mind, save perhaps an incurable masochist, would voluntarily consent to be treated as governments actually treat their subjects.
Do You Hate the State?
The abolitionist would blister his thumb pushing a button that would abolish the state immediately.
The Tragedy of Immigration Enforcement
If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice.
