Big Government

Joe Salerno discusses why governments—at least modern western governments—have always hated cash transactions.

Many economists have many theories about why economic growth in many advanced economies is stagnating. Some seem to think it’s irreversible, but a good look at creeping government regulation might offer a few hints as to the true cause.

Jeff Deist and Jim Ostrowski discuss how progressives managed to capture the 20th century.

Mark Thornton and host Albert Lu discuss the recent violence and in cities such as Ferguson or Balti

The rise of government prosecutors in the US and Britain since the nineteenth century has led to many new forms of prosecutorial abuse and expansive government power. The older tradition of privately-initiated prosecution and restitution may offer a way out.

Many poverty relief laws and policies are premised on the assumption that only "the rich" will bear the costs. In fact, the incomes and well-being of many low-income individuals are taxed and diminished to benefit a nebulous group known as "the poor."

What if the government ran hair salons and the private sector provided auto registrations? Needless to say, getting a haircut would be a harrowing and soul-crushing experience. Meanwhile, registering your automobile would be another matter entirely.

The Murray N. Rothbard Lecture, sponsored by Caitlin Long.

The F.A. Hayek Lecture, sponsored by Dr. Rafael Perez-Mera.

The Bruno Leoni Lecture, sponsored by Christopher P. Condon.