Scientists have been transformed into grant hunters, and that gives them lots of incentives to lobby for even more federal funding. So, scientists themselves are among the most up in arms at the proposed cuts to federal research funding among universities today.
In this age of the growth of the state, free speech increasingly becomes a casualty. However, elites are unwilling to protect free speech rights and, all too often, it is the elites that are suppressing speech in the first place.
No country needs the approval of others to adopt free trade. No harm and much benefit can accrue to the citizens of either country.
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.
The standard line for passenger rail travel in the US is that we need a government-subsidized entity like Amtrak because while there is a “need” for such service, it is impossible to provide it profitably. However, profitable travel is possible, but would require the end of Amtrak itself.
Americans wrongly believe that the best way to take care of our scenic lands is through government ownership and administration. The reality is that bureaucrats are not good land managers, and certainly not as good as private owners.
The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech—yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater—has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.
The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech -- yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater -- has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.
Do we save human job roles at the expense of more deeply-efficient deliveries of products and services that we love so much?
