Media and Culture

Conflict will forever plague public education so long as its users have different expectations and values. There is only one way out of this mess, writes Tibor Machan, and the solution is far-reaching and radical.

Attachment to tradition and free-market sensibilities are often thought to be in conflict. What, then, are we to make of the new Richard Weaver collection that recommends Ludwig von Mises to all students? 

Traffic is a powerful and persuasive argument against the domestic and international drug war. Review and critique by Dale Steinreich.

Is it a good idea to put private charities on the dole? Tibor Machan says no. It will change their focus and wreck their services.

I have come up with a brief list of films I' ve happened upon that I think are of particular interest to the cause of liberty. I am not vouching for ideological purity in any of these films, but they do underscore the case against managed societies and economics. Also, I have selected films that are generally high quality.

Politicians forever exhort us to “work together” in the common interest, notes William Anderson. But what about the cooperation that occurs each day within the private marketplace?

Wendy McElroy decries the EU's attempt to legislate equal rights for women: it will bring about a new form of despotism, she warns.

Just in time for the Holidays, Gene Callahan gives us a look at what children's stories would be like if they were inspired by the Austrian School.

He ran a business, paid the market wage, and kept his contracts. What's not to like?

The WTO must, of course, be opposed with vigor, writes Ilana Mercer, "but not for the reasons the violent protesters trot out."