I noticed just recently that a new billboard has gone up a few miles from my house. It features a Marine in uniform along with the caption: What Do Marines Fight For?
Never have I been gifted with such a tremendous article prompt.
So, what do Marines fight for?
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its September employment report, and it’s clear that the overall job market is anemic, at best. In September, total payroll job growth totaled 29,000, well below expectations, and a very small number as far as job growth goes. This contradicts the administration’s narrative that job growth is resilient or “bouncing back” or otherwise a sign of a strong economy.
As the midterm election draws near, a number of Republicans in tough races are distancing themselves from President Trump’s war. The war is unpopular because it has inflicted economic pain on the already-suffering American people.
No, I am not talking about the Iran War. I am talking about President Trump’s tariff war.
The Tax Foundation estimates that, since he returned to the White House, President Trump has imposed tariffs on about 54 percent of imported goods.
Artificial intelligence has revived an old question in economics: if computers can process enormous quantities of information, could they eventually overcome the informational difficulties that make central economic planning impossible?
Given the existence of the international state system, what should a libertarian foreign policy look like?
The answer, as is so often the case, begins with Murray Rothbard, who did not merely tell us what a libertarian foreign policy ought to be—he also tried to explain why governments actually behave as they do.
Equality before the law is a highly-contested principle, largely because there is no consensus on what it means for everyone to be treated equally. Does equality before the law mean that nobody believes himself to be superior or inferior to others? Does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee that we must all enjoy the same social status? Can the Constitution ensure that no one feels slighted, ignored, or overlooked? Do citizens have a constitutional right to feel welcome and included in everything?
