Is There a Trump Doctrine in Foreign Policy?
Ryan and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy.
Ryan and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy.
In Germany, as elsewhere, "democracy" means whatever the ruling class says it means. Often, that means banning dissident political parties.
Libertarian philosophy is based upon the non-aggression principle, but a libertarian society also needs institutions to help carry out those principles, especially for those that are victims of aggression by others.
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The legacy media is ramping up its opposition to the Trump administration and especially Elon Musk. However, it seems that they are using the playbook from eight years ago during Trump's first presidency.
When Americans finally get serious about reining in federal power we should be looking for ways to give naturalization powers back to US states and decentralize citizenship.
Ryan McMaken and Stephen Gardner discuss DOGE, birthright citizenship, corruption and waste in USAID, political decentralization, and more.
Government-sponsored currency means one does not own one‘s money. Cryptocurrency, however, is privately owned, which is a threat to government's money monopoly, potentially creating monetary property rights.
As Elon Musk takes on federal agencies, the Washington establishment is trying to frame him as an unelected plutocrat using government to help himself and other rich people at the expense of the poor. But these labels apply much more accurately to the establishment itself.
For both Locke and Montesquieu, private property was more fundamental than any political “right,” and this required prudential limitations on who could vote.