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How Canadian Cops' Legal Immunity Endangers the Public

Legal System

Blog08/14/2019Lee Friday

Those who are tasked with serving the public interest — but are protected by legal immunity — are well positioned to serve whatever interests they choose.

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How the Saudis Took Donald Trump for a Ride

Blog05/29/2018Ben FreemanWilliam D. Hartung

Donald Trump's crusade against Iran is being helped along by his love affair with the Saudi Regime — and its army of lobbyists.

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How Much Policing Do We Really Need?

Monopoly and Competition

Blog09/11/2017Tate Fegley

Since police do not have to satisfy consumer preferences to stay in business, we should not be surprised that they treat us like subordinates.

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Help Wanted: Lenders with No Experience (or Short Memories) to Make Risky Mortgages

The Fed

06/19/2017Mises WireDoug French

Home values are up, flipping is back in vogue, and more than a little subprime sauce is needed to keep the party cooking.

Embrace Unilateral Free Trade with the UK — Right Now

Ryan McMaken

Americans ought to begin thinking of trade between the US and the UK as something comparable to trade between California and Idaho.

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Why the Courts Aren't All They're Supposed to Be

Lee Friday

The government accepts no legal obligation to provide specified law enforcement services in exchange for the taxes it forcibly extracts from the citizenry. A clearly defined and voluntarily accepted reciprocal agreement between the government and the citizens has never existed.

The US Economy Is Being Japanified — Thanks to the Fed

Andrew Moran

Central bankers are increasingly talking about raising the inflation target above 2 percent. Are negative interest rates next?

Chilean Protesters Could End Chile's Decades of Progress

José Niño

The history of Latin America is filled with tragic stories of countries reaching great heights — Argentina and Venezuela come to mind — and then falling back to mediocrity. Chile could be next if the protesters get their way.