Big Government

John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute talks with Lew Rockwell about his new book, the state, war, police, and education.

2014’s new US Farm Bill eliminates many direct subsidies to farmers, while replacing them with subsidized insurance programs. This will lead to higher costs for taxpayers and distorted markets in the future.

The smaller the size of government, the less power it has to hobble free enterprise with taxes and regulations, writes Ron Paul.

Mark Thornton discusses the seven mega-trends facing our economy and what it means looking forward.

Politicians and regulators usually don’t know what they don’t know about everything from health care to your small business, but that sort of compo

Politicians and regulators usually don’t know what they don’t know about everything from health care to your small business, but that sort of compound ignorance won’t stop them from regulating the minutiae of everyday life and commerce.

In spite of its failure in the short term, the Scottish campaign exposed elite dread of decentralization while establishing a precedent that regions can decide for themselves to secede even without a nation-wide vote. The campaign also illustrates anew ongoing trends in the decline of the nation-state.

Some opponents of Scottish secession (and most other Secession movements) claim that places like Scotland and Quebec are "too small" to be independent countries. A look at small countries vs. large countries, however, suggests that small countries often perform better economically.

The trucking industry has historically offered many opportunities for small-scale owner-operators and laborers alike. Government management of the industry, however, from environmental regulations to labor guidelines, have cut deep into trucker productivity, all the while raising prices for both consumers and producers who depend on trucking.

Drug warriors rely on bad and manipulated data to make the claim that respecting private property rights in Colorado is “terrible public policy.”