Nasty Politics and “Low-Information Voters” Are Nothing New
Jon Grinspan's new book The Virgin Vote reminds us that democracy has no golden age of civil and well-reasoned electioneering.
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Election 2016: Liberty Loses No Matter Who Wins
Many of the threats to liberty posed by this year's presidential candidates are due to the long history of supporting expanded presidential power.
The Fallacy of the ‘Third Way’
American Amnesia is a work of propaganda, not of scholarly inquiry. It is simply an un-serious rehashing of old arguments in favor of interventionism.
Coca-Cola, Cronyism, and the War on Drugs
Coca-Cola still uses components of the cocaine-producing coca leaf in its production today in a partnership with big pharma and government cronies.
Rothbard’s Libertarian Look at the Sixties
NEW BOOK. For Rothbard, libertarianism was not an intellectual parlor game, it was a banner that was meant to be carried into battle.
Decentralize the Military: Why We Need Independent Militias
A "well-regulated militia," controlled by the states, was once considered essential to providing a counterweight against federal power.
The Corrupt Origins of Central Banking in America
How our central banks were formed in the United States tells us a lot about their behavior.
The FDA’s Cigar Fascism
New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.
The Consequences of Militarized Police Forces
When police are trained to regard the citizens as military opponents, bad things happen.
When Guerrilla Warfare Can Succeed — And When It Will Fail
Murray Rothbard suggested that non-state insurgents were preferable to state-operated militaries. But can non-state armies ever succeed?
