The End of the Nation-State
The problem is that government is based on coercion, and it is, at a minimum, suboptimal to base a social structure on institutionalized coercion.
World History
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Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb
The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime worse than any that Japanese generals were executed for in Tokyo and Manila.
Tyrants of the Mind and the New Collectivism
The ideology of “political correctness” is strangling the principle and practice of freedom of speech.
How Government Invented Our Modern, Inefficient Prison System
An efficient criminal justice system is based on the idea of restitution. The modern system of using prisons as punishment turns this idea on its head.
Can Switzerland Survive Today’s Assault on Cash and Sound Money?
The Swiss love of privacy and sound economics has endured for centuries. But global trends continue to chip away at these venerable traditions.
Can the UK’s Jacob Rees-Mogg Put the Conservatives Back on Track?
After a months of retreating on Brexit, and a botched election, the British Conservatives need a hard-line position on free trade and de-regulation.
The Ancient Incas and the Collectivist State
“The Inca state seems to have been one of the fullest incarnations of socialist ideals in human history.”
What’s Driving Global Populism?
Judis’s mistakes about economics lead him to miss key aspects of the populist movement that culminated in Trump.
For Libertarians, the British Monarchy Is the Least of Our Worries
The world would be a better place if the Queen expanded her veto power as a check against Parliament.
Week in Review: July 8, 2017
Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."
