The Chicago Blues
The city of Chicago has a long, notorious history of corrupt and intrusive politicians who care nothing about personal freedom. Douglas Carey did not realize how bad it truly was until he moved to there.
U.S. Economy
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The Fallible Fed
Martin Mayer is one of the few financial journalists to seriously question the claims of the Federal Reserve. Sadly, he does not go far enough.
Stop the Attack on Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart, beloved by most all regular Americans, is the latest victim of the discrimination police. Thomas Woods decries the attack.
$300 Is Not Enough
Bush's tax cut means that a small amount of money will escape the clutches of our ruling class, but it is no great triumph for our liberty or our wallets.
Economists for Price Controls?
They hail from Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, but these economists haven't learned the first lesson of economics. William Anderson corrects their errors.
The Roots of the Social Security Myth
John Attarian shows that the Social Security program is not an insurance program at all but rather a pure transfer scam designed to make the elderly dependent on the tax take from younger workers. In a particular controversial section, the...
In Defense of Tomb Robbing
The grave robber joins the bootlegger, the gunrunner, the drug dealer, and the ivory poacher as another phony criminal created by laws that shouldn't exist.
Sacagawea: What Happened?
The Sacagawea $1 coin was introduced with great fanfare. But so far as anyone can tell, it has disappeared. What happened? Burt Blumert explains.
The Pataki Problem
New York Governor George Pataki has abandoned his original platform for the same reason that Republicans usually sell out: he has chosen staying in power over cutting government.
Predatory Legislature
Wal-Mart has come under fire, even now, for selling gasoline at prices that some state legislators say are too low. William Anderson debunks the charge.
