Defending the Benner Pass
Dr. David Gordon, in this week’s Friday Philosophy, takes on the Fourteenth Amendment, looking at David Benner’s critical study of this post-Civil War legal move by the Radical Republicans.
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Henry David Thoreau and the Well-Worn Road to Serfdom
Henry David Thoreau is supposedly an American icon and his Walden an alleged work of genius. In truth, Thoreau was a fraud and his anti-capitalist screeds were intellectually and economically incoherent.
Presidents Have a Long History of Using the FCC to Silence Their Critics
President Trump’s latest anti-broadcast media actions are portrayed in legacy media as being unprecedented. While they definitely are outrageous, they hardly are the first time presidents have used federal agencies to go after broadcast opposition.
Jimmy Kimmel: An American Tragedy
The irony of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy is that he owed his spot at ABC precisely because his work was non-political. Unfortunately in modern America, professional clowns feel they must become political tools.
Jimmy Kimmel: An American Tragedy
The irony of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy is that he owed his spot at ABC precisely because his work was non-political. Unfortunately in modern America, professional clowns feel they must become political tools.
Discrimination Is Libertarian
In a free society, the right to choose whom to associate with is fundamental, even when the choice is controversial.
How Equal Protection Laws Threaten Free Speech
Equal protection laws supposedly protect individual rights by guaranteeing the law protects everyone equally. However, Murray Rothbard noted that these laws often are used to suppress those rights.
Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children
Jeff Degner joins Bob Murphy to explain how inflation reshapes marriage, fertility, and family life, linking Austrian monetary theory to today’s cultural hurdles.
Charlie Kirk and the Sacred Totem of Civil Rights
One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered "divisive" was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow segregation. Yet, these laws did not increase liberty but rather imposed a new progressive vision on Americans.
Charlie Kirk and the Sacred Totem of Civil Rights
One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered “divisive” was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow segregation. Yet, these laws did not increase liberty but rather imposed a new progressive vision on Americans.
