Sorry! I Can’t Relax About Socialism
Socialism, democratic or otherwise, rides on the back of force and violence. When they drop the veil, its a government agent pointing a gun.
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Stiglitz: Enemy of the Free Market
Joseph Stiglitz has written a new book that calls for massive state control over the economy.
How Gun Control Became an Instrument of Tyranny in Venezuela
Venezuelans are defenseless against a government that runs roughshod over their civil liberties and economic livelihood.
Freedom or Government Control — There Is No True “Third Way”
Government interventions in the marketplace crate side effects which distort markets and impoverish consumers. The government must then step in the "correct" the problems with even more intervention.
Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
Social Democracy fails for the same reasons communism did. It just fails more slowly.
Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
Social Democracy fails for the same reasons communism did. It just fails more slowly.
Unlike Real Insurance, Social Security “Insurance” Creates Greater Risk for the Future
Social Security acts as a sort of "reverse insurance," doling out money now, leaving less for the future.
Against the Primacy of Politics — Against the Overestimation of Majority Principle
The Swiss “Landsgemeinde” assembly provides some insight into how to create a less-bad form of political power. But that's still worse than true self-determination.
Jeff Deist on the Fed, Foreign Policy, and the Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to discuss runaway government spending and media influence.
Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana
Chris Calton overviews the history of governmental efforts to stigmatize marijuana.
