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One-Third of Americans Are on Government Healthcare

Blog05/04/2017Ryan McMaken

Let's hope the "repeal" of Obamacare doesn't make anyone mistake the American healthcare system for anything that's "free-market."

Obamacare Repeal or Obamacare 2.0?

Blog03/21/2017Ron Paul

The Obamacare "repeal" fails to address Obamacare’s most destructive features.

On Military and Spending, It’s Trump Versus Trump

War and Foreign PolicyMoney and BankingPolitical Theory

Blog02/27/2017Ron Paul

There's little reason to believe Trump will make the massive cuts elsewhere necessary to fund his new military buildup. That means printing more money.

Our Huge Hidden Tax: Government Regulations

Taxes and SpendingU.S. HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog02/19/2017Scott Powell

Eliminating government regulations is as critical as tax relief in turning the US economy around.

Oxfam's Hypocrisy on Private Wealth

The EntrepreneurWorld HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog01/18/2017Mateusz MachajMateusz Benedyk

By Oxfam's methods, anyone with a few bucks in the bank is causing poverty for the bottom 10%. Oxfam, of course, has much more than a few bucks.

Obamacare: Is It Worse Than What Came Before It?

Big GovernmentHealth

Blog01/11/2017Per Bylund

The US economy has been so malformed by interventionist policy, it has become difficult to say how even a policy of repeal might distort markets.

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As the US Treasury Runs Out of Creditors, Its Options Dwindle

Jonathan Newman

With US government debt skyrocketing past $33 trillion and possible recession looming, the Treasury faces the prospect of running out of suckers. Finding buyers for US debt will become much more difficult.

Progressive Interventionism Is Ruining American Healthcare

Connor O'Keeffe

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again: demanding government intervention in the nation's healthcare system to deal with problems caused by earlier government intervention.

How Fossil Fuel Revolutionized Our Kitchens and Our Food

Ryan McMaken

Coal drove the development of a whole new way of cooking and a radically different diet. A menu based upon coal-fired food was the cuisine that accompanied industrialization. Food and fuel were intricately linked in a fossil fuel-burning age.

Help the Institute Fight Censorship and Expose Government Tyranny

Thomas J. DiLorenzo

In a totalitarian society, truth is determined by government pronouncements. Help the Institute fight back against censorship and continue to expose government lies!

Napoleon: Europe's First Egalitarian Despot

Ryan McMaken

For those who value self-determination, free markets, peace, and freedom, Napoleon provides little to be admired. He was a despot, a warmonger, a centralist, and a hypocrite who claimed to spread freedom to justify his own lust for conquest and power.

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T. Hunt Tooley

Hunt Tooley is A.M. Pate, Jr., Professor of History at Austin College. He received his Ph.D. in history at the...