Governments Have Been Corrupt Since Before Christ
How prevalent has political corruption been over recorded history—and how did it originate?
Big Government
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Economic Policy Matters: The Example of Botswana vs. South Africa vs. Zimbabwe
There is a very stark contrast between market-friendly Botswana, South Africa, and the statist hellhole of Zimbabwe.
The Republic Becomes the Empire
Truman, without consent or knowledge of Congress, declared war on Korea. Congress condoned his usurpation of its exclusive constitutional power.
Incrementalism and Gun Control
The spectacle of anti-gun marches this past weekend provides yet another example that “democracy” does not yield some kind of livable compromise on any given issue.
The Tyranny of the Bench
"Not only is a judge immune, but he can confer his immunity in a king-like fashion even onto lowly civilians who surround him."
Jim Bovard on Why Washington Never Learns
James Bovard discusses the dismal failures of government regulation.
Marxism: From Class Consciousness to Gender “Intersectionality”
"False consciousness" has long been a building block behind the Marxist drive to destroy human rights.
Michael Boldin Makes the Case Against Jeff Sessions
Jeff Deist and Michael Boldin discuss how to fight back against the cult of federal supremacy.
Economics in Service of the State: The Empiricism of Richard T. Ely
[Excerpt from Murray Rothbard, The Progressive Era, Patrick Newman, ed. (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2017), from chap. 13 “World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals,” pp. 428–36.] World War I was the apotheosis of the growing...
