Free Markets

One day Social Security will go from being a reality supported by myths to a memory whose myths were debunked by reason.

And as every good socialist knows, the best way to get rid of advertising is to get rid of competition and the need to market anything in the first place.

Leftist ideologues do pose a real threat. Many people find their rhetoric convincing. But all the Left really has to defend their position on minimum wages and other issues are faulty studies, demagogic remarks regarding poverty and racism, and vague references to "social justice." Logic and evidence are on our side.

There are things you can do to help mitigate the shortage of transplantable organs such as kidneys.

Like any other consumer, the government must turn to the production process — that is, to producers — for its funds. But unlike ordinary consumers, who obtain their incomes through voluntary exchange, the government obtains its income by means of forcible taxation.

Though some comic fans will be quick to put the blame at the foot of Marvel for price increases, they would be more correct to blame the Federal Reserve, the "publisher" responsible for the creation of our supply of dollars. Though society has come to accept the general rise in prices as a normal part of our lives, before the founding of the Federal Reserve and the removal of the US dollar from the gold standard, prices held relatively steady.

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Chodorov's brilliant assessment of the State is a vital contribution both to historical understanding and to the defense of liberty.

So long as we are talking about founding documents, the one that really deserves more attention is the Declaration of Independence. Now here is an inspiring document that shows us where we should go in the future!

The reason for high prices is increased scarcity. The way to solve that is to make it worthwhile for producers to increase supplies. Ease restrictions on new refineries and oil drilling, get rid of taxes on gasoline, and stop threatening to nuke Iran. That would solve the "crisis" very quickly.