Price Inflation Accelerates for Second Month as Biden Blames “Greed”
The dollar has lost one-fifth of its value in just four years. This has been devastating for many savers and for those on fixed income.
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Police Dogs Have Abolished Constitutional Due Process
Congress and the courts have eviscerated the Constitution to empower police dogs. The injustices are massive, but the authorities don't care.
The Presumption of Innocence Is under Attack
As the government expands the reach of civil rights law, one of the casualties is the presumption of innocence. The new rule seems to be “guilty until proven guilty.”
The Only Good One Is a Closed One: No Reform of Government Schools
While some libertarians and conservatives have promoted school choice as a way to “improve” government education, Murray Rothbard understood that the system of government schools cannot be reformed.
Connecticut’s Housing Shortage Is Rooted in Government Policies
While Connecticut authorities call on "experts" to help them quell the state's housing shortage, they fail to consider the policies that have caused it.
Marx, Class Conflict, and the Ideological Fallacy
According to Marx, all ideas represent class-based interests, leaving no room for objective truth. The problem is that Marxists claim to hold to objective truth, but manage to contradict themselves.
The Twilight of the Antifederalists
New York was the toughest nut for the Federalists to crack. The Federalists ultimately got their new constitution, but it was largely thanks to New York Antifederalists that the worst plans of the Federalists were thwarted.
Golden Opportunities Ahead
Mark sees reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Failing to Make the Case for Race-Based Reparations
In reviewing Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya point out the book's many fallacies and the lack of a coherent theory of justice by the author.
Protectionism Doesn’t Decrease “Food Insecurity”; It Increases It
One of the myths of protectionism is that it will result in an abundance of goods on the home front. Shortages are no abundance.
