Power & Market

Can the president legally kill a person not engaged in an act of violence because of what the person might do in the future? In a word: no.

After decades of Cold War spending, the US had to find a way to keep its massive war budgets and domestic spending going without ruining the dollar. Controlling the flow of dollars spent on oil turned out to be a fix.

If oil prices remain at a sustained high due to a war with Iran, it would mean a higher cost of living for most Americans, but it could help certain regions and populations within the US, such as oil-producing states like Texas and Oklahoma.

The NPC-like script in responding to the attacks has been so on the nose that Vice President Mike Pence even tried to tie Soleimani to September 11 in a move that must have made Trump's attorney and frequent gaffe machine, Rudy Giuliani, proud.

Should a draft be enacted, objecting individuals will face the prospect of becoming slaves to what they sincerely perceive to be a criminal enterprise, and thereby helping with their own labor to commit crimes against their own will.

Before Trump’s obsession with attacking Iran, the past four US Administrations lied ceaselessly to bring about wars on Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Serbia, Somalia, and the list goes on.

The National Bureau of Economic Research recently published a study which concluded that the grading policies for STEM classes contribute to the ge

If the president doesn't know anything about the world outside the US, how does he know the interventionists are wrong? An ignorant man is an easily manipulated one.

Since many people define racism and sexism as “anything I disagree with,” the new policy will no doubt lead to people being denied medical care for statements that most reasonable people would consider unobjectionable.

George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen has penned a brief manifesto for "State Capacity Libertarianism."