Thanks to Markets, Houston’s Disaster Isn’t as Bad as it Might Have Been
The Feds may have learned from the Katrina disaster that it's not a good idea to sent in FEMA and start bossing everybody around.
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A Program to Stabilize the Economy—in Four Words
Paul Cantor recently surprised us by revealing the line the he remembers Mises speaking at his seminar at NYU.
Why Houston Doesn’t Need Federal Flood Relief — In Four Charts
Texas and Houston are larger and wealthier than most countries. Forcing other states to pay for rebuilding is nothing more than political theater.
Genuine Nullification: Marijuana and the Carolina Doctrine
There's a fine line between today's anti-commandeering effort — and what we should regard as bona fide nullification of federal law.
Germany’s New Political Party Is Just Another Big-Government Party
Germany's newest political party once held a banner for free markets. Unfortunately, it's been lately moving very much in the wrong direction.
Will Congress and Trump Declare War on WikiLeaks?
The federal government is ratcheting up its war against those who embarrass the government by documenting its many misdeeds.
Distraction as Political Strategy
Is it a coincidence that while we are fighting about Confederate monuments, we are not focusing on the real plight of the poor and middle class?
Grant Statehood to America’s Core Cities
City governments and state government are increasingly at odds over issues like immigration. The answer lies in states bidding some cities "farewell."
America’s Two Democracies
Government has a measure of control over markets, but the ultimate results are determined by the minute-to-minute decisions of the buyers and customers.
Walter Starkie and the Greatest Novel of All
Whether Starkie was right that Don Quixote was the greatest of all novels is a question that each reader must determine for himself.
