Why It’s Important to Know Something about Foreign Affairs
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.
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Should Racists Get Healthcare?
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.
Thoughts on Tyler Cowen’s “State Capacity Libertarianism”
George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen has penned a brief manifesto for "State Capacity Libertarianism."
New Addition to the Mises Institute, Daniella Bassi
The Mises Institute is happy to welcome Daniella Bassi to our staff!
This President Was Impeached for Being Insufficiently Pro-War
There are certainly good reasons to impeach presidents, but Trump's alleged "treason" isn't one of them.
Butler Shaffer, RIP
Butler Shaffer, a major libertarian legal scholar and theorist, died yesterday.
The Good Economist vs. The Bad Economist
Frederic Bastiat made a clear distnction between the good economist and the bad economist. For him, the good economist looks beyond what is immediately apparent and instead looks much further into the future.
Bad Capitalism and Good Socialism
The real question is whether each is based in liberty or coercion.
Was Adam Smith on the Political Left?
"The left Smithians have some good points ... but generally speaking, they're overplaying their hand."
James Comey Insists the FBI Isn’t Evil, It’s Only “Grossly Incompetent”
We have two options in explaining how the FBI conducted itself in relation to the FISA court and its clearly illegal and immoral efforts to spy on at least one American citizen involved in the 2016 presidential campaigns: 1. Gross incompetence/negligence. 2. Intent to do harm.
