Big Government

Clinton's antitrust man calls for the creation of a global antitrust authority. But antitrust is never legitimate, says D.T. Armentano, especially not on a global level.  

This speech was delivered before the annual convention of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri, October 26, 2000.

The jury verdicts looting tobacco companies and exonerating the federal government at Waco are both contrary to the rule of law. 

How did the State come into being? Martin van Creveld's new book provides a new perspective, writes Joseph Stromberg. 

In addition to sobering tales of government malfeasance, a new work by Roberts and Stratton offers us a theory explaining why these abuses occur: review by Robert Murphy 

Strange how closely the outlines of Gore's plan track Carter's during the 1970s energy crisis, eschewing market prices for central dictate. 

Watching Joel Klein of the Antitrust Division on television, speaking about the dangers that Microsoft poses to the public, calls to mind a passage from Martin van Creveld's The Rise and Decline of the State: "Born in sin, the bastard offspring of declining autocracy and bureaucracy run amok, the state is a giant wielded by pygmies.

The sequencing of the human genome is yet another victory for private enterprise over central planning, writes Lew Rockwell.

Billions are dolled out to scholars every year, but only to those who are willing to accept--or least not contradict--the government's ideological assumptions.