A Private Solution to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The political response to last Friday’s tragic terrorist attack in Paris has been woefully predictable.
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White “Privilege” Has Nothing on State Privilege
When it comes to immunity from punishment for crimes, and free stuff coerced from others, there’s no better deal than being a government agent or elected official. So-called “white privilege” is nothing compared to the privileges enjoyed by the state.
State-Provided Security and Market Incentives
It's important to note that when state intelligence and security agencies fail spectacularly, their budgets and personnel increase. Nobody gets fired, nobody apologizes. On the contrary: military, security, and intelligence bureaucrats use events like terror attacks to demand more money, more power, and an expanded mission. This represents the very antithesis of how markets should operate, where failures are swiftly punished and non-performing actors are sent into bankruptcy. Is there something magical about state-provided security apparatus that forces us to accept this?
Paris: More Bombs Will Not Solve the Problem
The solution is to reject the militarists and isolationists. It is to finally reject the policy of using “regime change” to further perceived US and western foreign policy goals, whether in Iraq, Libya, Syria, or elsewhere. It is to reject the foolish idea that we can ship hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons to “moderates” in the Middle East and expect none of them to fall into the hands of radicals.
Student Loans and Uncle Sam
Student loan debt is climbing steadily, but since 2009, the federal government's share of that debt has skyrocketed.
Baylor University PhD in Entrepreneurship
Please see the announcement below regarding Baylor University’s new PhD program in e
Hey Big Spender: France’s Robust Military Spending
When French President Francois Hollande declared this week that France is "at war," this could only possibly have been news to people who weren't paying attention. Of course, France is at war.
Open Borders Are an Assault on Private Property
Much of the immigration we witness today is not a result of market outcomes, but are government-subsidized migrations. Libertarians defending these mass migrations as if they were market phenomena are only helping to discredit and undermine the true free market.
Paris Attacks Are Just Part of the Game for Global “Leaders”
As the horrific events unfolded last Friday in Paris before a world stage, we, the audience, sat in stunned silence as waves of helplessness washed
The Long History of French Military Intervention in the Middle East and Africa
After the 9/11 Attacks, American politicians invented the “they hate us because we’re free” explanation of why the US was a targe
