The FDA’s Cigar Fascism
New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.
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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?
Suicide Pact:The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty
In Suicide Pact, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano details a long, sordid history of governmental—and especially presidential—encroachments on liberty, enacted in the name of protecting America but which serve instead to undermine national security and...
Why We Get More Policing Than We Need: It’s “Free”
Because policing is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, people call the police far more than they would otherwise.
The Political Class vs. the Rest of Us
There are two sets of rules that function in America. One set for the political class, and another set for everyone else.
The Lessons of the 1920–21 Depression
James Grant has shown us how the only sure cure for depression is deflation and liquidation of overblown resource and asset prices.
The Week in Review: July 9, 2016
This week has been marked by devastating illustrations of why so much of the public distrusts the institutions of the state.
Abolish the FBI
Never constitutional, the FBI was formed to compete against more effective private agencies. It now functions to wage political war against its enemies and protect its own interests.
The Supreme Court’s New Attack on the Fourth Amendment
Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court — part of the US government — recently decided to expand the powers and privileges of the US government.
