The Police State

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Justin Murray

President Obama has claimed that mass shootings do not occur in other countries. But, the data is clear that they do happen other places, and in places with stringent gun control laws. Worldwide, the state fails to keep its citizens safe.

Mises Institute

The Paris attacks forced the world's attention away from causes such as the plight of "white privilege" on college campuses and back to the consequences of blowback to interventionist foreign policy. Unfortunately, the political response to these atrocities have been predictable.

Tho Bishop

When it comes to immunity from punishment for crimes, and free stuff coerced from others, there’s no better deal than being a government agent or elected official. So-called “white privilege” is nothing compared to the privileges enjoyed by the state.

Mark Thornton

Across the board drug decriminalization is coming and Ireland is next in line.

Mark Thornton

UPDATE: The fact that marijuana legalization ballot measure (Issue #3) failed in Ohio is not an indication that legalization is not supported by the people. It was because they rejected government monopoly of pot growing as shown in the victory in the passage of Issue #2 which bans such monopolies. Its a great libertarian victory overall.

Matthew McCaffrey

James Bond is not a name that's typically mentioned in discussions of humble foreign policy or the importance of enforceable property rights.

Mises Institute

It was a big week for Bernie Sanders's brand of socialism, and millions of Americans already agree with him. Thanks to unquestioning acceptance of wild claims about the success of socialism in Europe, many Americans are now wishing for some European-style socialism themselves.