Society in Jail
Writes Jeffrey Tucker: even that law which appears to be a mere guideline and a help--such as a stop sign--must ultimately be enforced by jails and violence.
The Police State
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Can the Free Market Secure Airlines?
Federal screeners may wave wands in airports, writes Abby Johnson, but they aren’t magic.
How the Stewardess Lost Her Stripes
BK Marcus observes: there was a time when jetsetting playboys were pictured as having a stewardess or two on his arm. Something has changed.
Colorado’s “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights”: A Lesson on How to Limit Government?
Ryan McMaken writes that the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amendment to the Colorado has slowed the growth of government.
The Legalization of Drugs, by Douglas Husak and Peter de Marneffe
This book is part of the valuable series For And Against, in which two philosophers debate public policy issues. Husak argues that the possession and use of so-called dangerous drugs
Resurgence of the Warfare State: The Crisis Since 9/11, by Robert Higgs
Robert Higgs has a well-deserved reputation as an eminent economic historian, but in this collection of essays and interviews, he shows himself an adept moral philosopher as well.
Katrina and Socialist Central Planning
Watching the Capitol Hill hearings on what went wrong after Hurricane Katrina provided a glimpse of what it must have been like in the Politburo in the 1950s, writes Lew Rockwell.
My Speech at the Antiwar Rally
Lew Rockwell writes: "I was invited to speak at a peace march and rally in Birmingham, Alabama, sponsored by the Alabama Peace and Justice Coalition, and gladly accepted the offer to speak against the war in Iraq."
The Possibility of Private Law
Can free enterprise be the sole provider of law and justice? Robert Murphy, author of Chaos Theory, writes that the idea is often dismissed out of hand.
