Big Government
Be on the Lookout for These Lies in Biden’s State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union speech Thursday, President Biden will claim the economy is growing—and that his administration will “crack down” on corporate greed. He will not address the damage his administration has done to the economy.
The Right Is Wrong to Pursue Term Limits
While term limits is a near-article of faith by many on the right, the concept is flawed at its inception and the results are worse than anticipated.
The Prospects of War
Mark examines the increasing prospects of global warfare and the catastrophic results.
Australian Government Blames Grocery Retailers for Inflation
In 2024 the Australian senate is establishing an inquiry into Coles and Woolworths, the two biggest grocery retailers in the country.
When Ideology Turns Pathological
Collectivism isn't a dangerous ideology just because of bad economics. It also is dangerous because its practitioners realize the only way to implement it is through outright violence, and they have no qualms about employing it to get their way.
The Myth of National Defense Spending
Many economic think tanks espouse that national defense spending benefits Americans at large. It doesn’t. The notion that military spending "bolsters" the economy is yet another Keynesian fable.
Who Will Take Care of the Roads? Why, The Coercive, Substandard, and Monopolistic Government Department, That’s Who
When someone makes the “roads” argument for the presence of government, they fail to point out that the final government product is substandard and often a hazard to people who use those roads. There is a better way.
What Can We Learn from the Latest Pentagon Audit? Both Plenty and Not Much
Another Pentagon audit, another massive failure. But the Pentagon's problems are not just simple accounting. They reflect the reality of an unaccountable rogue empire that tries to prop up the US empire.
The Double-Edged Sword of School Choice
School choice would seem to have benefits, but as Thomas Sowell says: “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” Enthusiastic “school choice” proponents forget that with government money comes government control.