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Should We Uncritically Support Organized Labor?

Labor and WagesSocialismStrategyU.S. Economy

Blog09/18/2023

Another Labor Day has passed with the same pro-union rhetoric dominating the media and politics. However, being pro-union is not the same as being pro-labor, especially given that unions often are the most anti-worker entities in our political economy.

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No State Is Morally Fit to Spread Global "Freedom"

Blog09/16/2023

Just as liberty must be the highest political end, peace must be the highest end of foreign policy.

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Threats Against the State: Anarcho-Tyranny, Murder, and Legitimacy

Legal SystemMedia and CultureThe Police State

Blog09/16/2023

In the recent killing of an elderly Utah man by federal agents, the government shows it will come down hardest on those who don't pose realistic threats.

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The Eurozone: An Example of Failed Keynesianism

Money and Banks

Blog09/16/2023

We should not be surprised that credit in the eurozone is falling along with monetary aggregates. The entire burden of monetary normalization is falling on the productive sector, families, and businesses, while many governments continue to increase deficit spending.

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The Censorship Industrial Complex Exposes the Kleptocracy's True Intentions

Cronyism and CorporatismMedia and CultureThe Police State

Blog09/15/2023

Censoring and shutting down speech on the Internet is not a random thing. The people doing it are highly organized and almost always tied to ruling elites.

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Can We Find a Basis for Private Property Rights?

LawProperty RightsOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog09/15/2023

While Murray Rothbard believed that self-ownership formed the basis for private property rights, other philosophers disagree.

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How Does One Define "Libertarian"?

Economic FreedomLibertarianismPhilosophy

Blog09/15/2023

With the current jumble of poltical terms, it is hard to discern what is "libertarian," and what is not. Economic freedom and individual rights must be at the top of the list.

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Ethnic Prejudice and Wealth Gaps: Does the First Lead to the Second?

Economic PolicyMedia and CultureU.S. History

Blog09/14/2023

As politicians at all levels debate paying black Americans "reparations" for chattel slavery, a careful study of the wealth gaps between ethnic groups shows that ethnic prejudice explains very little. Other factors matter more.

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