The Supreme Court has told Maryland parents their children do not have to sit through militant LGBTQ+ indoctrination classes, violating their religious values. Previous courts had forbidden parents from “opting out” of such sessions. This is a blow against government tyranny.
On this episode of Power and Market, the roundtable responds to Zohran Mamdani winning his primary in New York City, the rising MAGA attacks on the Fed, and the ceasefire in the Middle East.
Some non-economic arguments made by pronatalists are very good. But when it comes to economics, pronatalists often get it very wrong.
The P&M crew talks about Ted Cruz's crusade for war and they take a look at this week's FOMC meeting at the Federal Reserve.
When politicians intervene in the economy, they often do it in the name of mitigating “greed” or “profiteering.” While they can pass laws regulating prices and the like, they cannot repeal economic laws. Instead, they can only make things worse.
When politicians intervene in the economy, they often do it in the name of mitigating “greed” or “profiteering.” While they can pass laws regulating prices and the like, they cannot repeal economic laws. Instead, they can only make things worse.
In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Harm in Hate Speech by Jeremy Waldron and finds Waldron‘s arguments in favor of hate speech laws to be wanting. Instead, Dr. Gordon looks to Murray Rothbard's views on speech as a standard to emulate.
Following the overtly anti-capitalist papacy of Pope Francis, one asks if Pope Leo XIV will follow his predecessor or steer the Roman Catholic Church‘s leadership back toward economic liberty and natural law. One hopes it is the latter.
With Fathers Day approaching, fatherhood is one more casualty of American progressivism, resulting in many social pathologies. Unfortunately, many conservatives and progressives seem united in the belief that the situation requires more government intervention.
On this episode of Power and Market, the group discusses the fallout from Israel's strikes on Iran and the Trump Administration's (changing?) position on immigration enforcement.
