Big Government

As we look at the current sad state of affairs of American governance, we ask how we got to this point in the first place. The presidency of George H.W. Bush is a good place to start.

Few really understand why these blue cities are crime-ridden.

Much of the current debate on student higher education debt centers around the students as victims of rapacious capitalism. However, the government‘s student loan program has driven up education costs, impoverished student borrowers, and financed the leftist takeover of higher education.

Few really understand why these blue cities are crime-ridden. It’s not merely a lack of resources or even progressive ideology. At the root of the problem are governments working hard to maintain a monopoly on a service they then refuse to provide.

In normal human affairs, actions like lying, theft, and murder are considered to be immoral and anti-social. However, people are quick to accept those same behaviors from government agents and they will even defend such actions as “necessary” for the “good of society.”

The recent political firefight over Trumps firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer overshadows the underlying question of why we need the BLS at all. Murray Rothbard noted that government statistics provide the main tools for government economic intervention.

The media is spinning President Trump‘s “trade deals” as a “victory” for the White House. Yet, when we break down these “deals” into their particulars, we find that American producers and consumers will be worse off than before.

The media is spinning President Trump‘s “trade deals” as a “victory” for the White House. Yet, when we break down these “deals” into their particulars, we find that American producers and consumers will be worse off than before.

After the tragic 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the FBI rolled out the usual “lone nut” narrative about who did it. However, much evidence exists to show that FBI informants and agents embedded with white supremacy groups may well have been involved.

After the tragic 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the FBI rolled out the same "lone nut" narrative about who did it. However, much evidence exists to show that FBI informants and agents embedded with white supremacy groups may well have been involved.