Cronyism and Corporatism

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Isaac Deak

Progressives blame the free market for insulin prices and want to impose price controls. But, government regulation is to blame.

Wanjiru Njoya

Using state power to enforce social orthodoxy is always a recipe for disaster. Radical Republican governments in the post-war South attempted to do just that, sowing seeds of hatred and discord in the process.

James Bovard

In less than a week, the voters allegedly will choose a new president. However, will the process have integrity or just be a sham in which ballot boxes in key precincts are stuffed? If the voting numbers are like the fake statistics the Biden-Harris administration produces, we might wonder.

Conor Sanderson

In areas prone to hurricanes and flooding, homeowners are forced to purchase insurance to comply with local building codes, mortgage requirements, and zoning regulations.

James Bovard

The Harris-Walz campaign has adopted “freedom” as its watchword slogan, but it is a version of freedom that is more fitting for something from one of Orwell‘s works than freedom in the classical sense.

Lipton Matthews

While some economists are lauding the idea of the “entrepreneurial state,” the reality is that such a term turns the very concept of entrepreneurship on its head. By nature, the state cannot act as an entrepreneur.

James Bovard

America is always on the verge of finally having "honest government." Of course, what passes for “honest government” is a government that efficiently takes wealth from productive people and transfers it to those who are politically-connected.