Politics

The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should stay out, it is in the area of childbirth.

The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of starvation and disease. Not surprisingly, the claims are exaggerated.

There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against the government policies that make the situation worse.

A third of all dollars in existence were created since 2020. The money supply just hit a 44-month growth high. The Fed calls this "restrictive." Ryan McMaken calls it something else.

There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against the government policies that make the situation worse.

We are told that it takes “eternal vigilance” to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the “law” on its side?

If we uphold voluntary exchange on the market as the standard of fairness, then the only neutral tax is one that is flattened to zero percent for everyone.

Free speech isn’t about protecting one’s personal viewpoint. It is about promoting and protecting individual liberty.

We are told that it takes “eternal vigilance” to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the “law” on its side?

Some economists have claimed that “transparent” monetary policy in which the Fed operates predictably will lessen the chances of the boom and bust cycles happening. It isn’t the lack of transparency that creates business cycles; it is Fed-caused malinvestments.