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Did the Indians Understand the Concept of Private Property?

Blog10/09/2017Ryan McMaken

On Columbus Day, it's helpful to remember that the American Indians have always been rational users of private property, just like everyone else.

Does Ethnic Heterogeneity Make Homicide Worse in the Americas?

Legal SystemPovertyWorld History

Blog10/06/2017Ryan McMaken

"Social disorganization" — and thus higher crime rates — are often a result of interactions between different and competing cultural groups.

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Dickinson: We Cannot Be Happy without Being Free

U.S. History

Blog09/30/2017Gary Galles

Of all his writings, perhaps most important were his 'Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies.'

Don't Fall for Tax Reform

Taxes and Spending

Blog09/28/2017Jeff Deist

Don't fall for tax reform. It’s a con, and a shell game.

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Does "More Europe" Mean More Government?

Global EconomyWorld HistoryInterventionism

Blog09/28/2017Daniel Lacalle

When leading Europhiles say they want more European unity, what they really seem to want is more bureaucracy, regulation, and control.

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Doesn't Mexico Have Building Codes?

PovertyPrices

Blog09/25/2017Ryan McMaken

Politicians can pass building code laws all day long, but those laws won't make it so people can afford higher quality, safer housing.

Don't Trust Government To Protect Your Privacy

Big GovernmentBureaucracy and Regulation

Blog09/14/2017Caleb Fuller

Governments are good at shifting risk in sneaky ways, but they can’t legislate it out of existence.

Does Government Spending Create More Economic Growth?

Money and BanksTaxes and SpendingMoney and Banking

Blog09/04/2017Frank Shostak

A cut in government outlays is great news for wealth generators and to the economy.

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The Problem with "Just Do What the Cops Say and You Won't Get Hurt"

Ryan McMaken

Apologists for police abuse often claim that if a citizen complies with police orders and does what he's told, then he won't get hurt. The evidence says otherwise.

Who's to Blame for Normalizing One-Man Rule?

Robert Fellner

Unfortunately, the corporate press and public health officials have determined that unilateral rule by executive decree, unimpeded by any conception of individual freedom, is necessary to respond to the coronavirus.

The Sword of Damocles Hangs over Every Property Owner

Connor Mortell

In his new book, The Great Fiction, Hans-Hermann Hoppe discusses how every property owner now faces the threat of his property being turned into "fiat property" at the whim of the state, at any time.

The Plutocrats of Wall Street and Silicon Valley Are Scamming America

Ryan McMaken

Free market advocates long ago figured out that the monied classes of bankers and Wall Street operatives were exploiting the "little people" to prop up the fortunes of what is now the billionaire class. The scam is alive and well today.

Biden's Amtrak Infrastructure Scam

William L. Anderson

Profit-seeking entrepreneurs move factors of production to their highest and most economical uses. Amtrak, on the other hand, is diverting useful factors of production from higher use values to lower-valued uses. To put it another way, Amtrak is destroying wealth.

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