Laurence M. Vance

Articles

04/30/2025 Power & Market Laurence M. Vance

Beginning with George Washington, who took the oath of office for the first time in 1789, a total of 45 men have held the title of president of the United States of America. Less than half of them...

Libertarianism and Value Judgments

02/25/2025 Power & Market Laurence M. Vance

Most people on the Left and the Right misunderstand the essence of libertarianism. This should come as no surprise since even some libertarians misunderstand the essence of libertarianism...

Ghost Guns and the Second Amendment

11/27/2024 Power & Market Laurence M. Vance

The latest boogeyman conjured up by the Biden administration is ghost guns. In his September 26 executive order on “Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills...

Publications

The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom

01/11/2016 Laurence M. Vance

Alcohol abuse and heavy tobacco use are two of the leading causes of death in the United States. It seems rather ludicrous to advocate the outlawing of drugs and not the outlawing of alcohol and tobacco. (p. 11) Vance writes from a viewpoint that

War, Christianity, and the State

01/11/2016 Laurence M. Vance

These seventy-six essays, organized under the headings of Christianity and War, Christianity and the Military, Christianity and the Warfare State, and Christianity and Torture, have one underlying theme: the relation of Christianity to war, the

War, Empire, and the Military

01/11/2016 Laurence M. Vance

With War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Police, Laurence Vance, a relentless critic of the state and its wars, has updated his already extensive writings on war and empire to include new material in this

Media

The Fair Tax Is the Tax That Will Not Die

06/16/2022 Laurence M. Vance

The Fair Tax is a supposed alternative to the income tax. But the name does not matter, since a tax is still a tax.

Happy Hour May Be Getting a Little Happier

08/30/2021 Laurence M. Vance

Eleven states ban happy hour. These laws restrict the sale of alcohol at discounted prices during specially designated times. Unfortunately, many citizens regard these backdoor price controls as perfectly legit.

Free the Liquor Stores!

06/09/2020 Laurence M. Vance

Free the liquor stores to sell what products they want, what days of the week they want, what hours they want, and to whom they want.

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