My Forty-Year War on Reefer Madness
Over the past forty years, James Bovard has pointed out many times that in carrying out its war on drugs, the Federal government is the emperor with no clothes. Not that anyone in Washington cares.
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The FTC Is Wrong about Mergers and Monopoly, Yet Again.
The Federal Trade Commission is unwisely trying to block a merger between Microsoft and Activism. The result is more monopoly and higher prices.
Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Demarcation of the Limits of State Activity
Before there was Thomas Jefferson, there was Wilhelm von Humboldt, who saw the importance of guarding against the encroachment of state power.
The Road to Civil War
"The basic root of the controversy over slavery to secession, in my opinion, was the aggressive, expansionist aims of the Southern 'slavocracy.'"
Rothbard: The Free-Market and Antigovernment Roots of the American Revolution
Being libertarians, the revolutionaries saw no conflict between moral and political rights on the one hand and economic freedom on the other.
3 Things to Remember on Independence Day
Independence Day is not a celebration of "America." It's a commemoration of secession and armed revolt.
How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?
Do we have a right to sunlight? How do we assert those rights? Murray Rothbard provides some answers.
Why Regimes Want to Rule Over Big States with More Land and More People
All else being equal, a physically large country provides regimes with more opportunities to wage more war, collect more taxes, and control more people.
Declaring Independence from the Parasite Caste
As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, they would do well to remember that those who fought for independence would not support the Leviathan state that the USA has become.
Why the Official Data Shows There’s No Recession
As government weight in the economy rises faster, technical recessions may not appear in the official data, but citizens suffer it, nevertheless.
