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Rothbard took the American Revolution to be mainly libertarian in its inspiration, but he contends that the libertarian impulses of the Revolution were betrayed by a centralizing coup d’état.

We like to think of the “deep state” as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term describes much of what the federal government does in broad daylight.

Like every other government program designed to make something “more affordable,” the student loan program has managed to drive college tuition to atmospheric levels and saddle students with massive levels of debt.

Historically, Europeans had few qualms about conquering and enslaving other Europeans. This presents some problems for the narrative claiming that injustices committed by Europeans are motivated primarily by racism.

If education and career skills are what you want, a college or university may be a waste of your time and money.

If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own.

The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores.

“He loved liberty as other men love power,” was the judgment passed on Benjamin Constant by a contemporary. His lifelong concern, both as a writer and politician, was the growth of human freedom.

The answer lies not in doubling down on political unity, maintained through endless violence or threats of violence. Rather, the answer lies in peaceful separation.

Hanke is Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His work is on the economics of water, natural resources, privatization, currency boards, dollarization, and finance. He has been a market commenter, and economic adviser to presidents and prime ministers.