Politics

In his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump sought libertarian support by promising to protect cryptocurrency and its users. His Department of Justice, however, is looking to criminalize crypto.

Since becoming president, most of the actions taken by President Trump have been anti-economic growth, and the US economy now is sputtering. Unfortunately, Trump seems to believe that a combination of trade restrictions and inflation is what the economy needs.

Since becoming president, most of the actions taken by President Trump have been anti-economic growth, and the US economy now is sputtering. Unfortunately, Trump seems to believe that a combination of trade restrictions and inflation is what the economy needs.

While the libertarian tradition of Murray Rothbard has supported individual rights, the modern idea of civil rights and the laws behind them are a different matter altogether.

Government not only has a monopoly on law enforcement and “justice,” but it also protects that monopoly against anyone who might seek justice outside the purview of the state. 

Although New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani has made some very popular promises, his litany of free stuff will run headlong into economic reality soon enough.

President Trump’s attempts to remake federal agencies has generated fierce opposition from progressives, who believe that government led by experts can solve most of our problems. Reality tells us something different.

Portrayed as a socialist system that is established through the democratic voting system and not imposed by revolutionary violence, democratic socialism leads to an ossified, bureaucratic, iron-fisted system.

Discussions about black suffrage following the Civil War usually are focused upon black voting rights in the South. However, during that same time, northern states passed laws limiting black suffrage, something that often escapes the history books.

While people might speak of the “business of government,” there really is no way to compare the two. Business is voluntary; government is coercive.