Lockdowners and “the Desire to Dominate”
Bizarrely, people from Paul Krugman to Tyler Cowen seems to think that libertarians rule the world and that everything that has gone wrong is libertarians’ fault.
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Preelection Survey: What Is This Election About?
In this timely series, several Mises Institute scholars and writers come together to discuss the themes running through the 2020 election race and the most important policy issues for the American presidency.
Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem Exposes a Big Problem with Democracy
Kenneth Arrow showed in 1951 that the entire project of social choice theory rested on quicksand.
Massachusetts Is Back with More “Right to Repair” Nonsense
The new "right to repair" measure on the ballot in Massachusetts has very little to do with rights, and a lot to do with new costly and bureaucratic mandates on automakers.
How to Be a True Benefactor in Society
Politicians love to present themselves as benefactors of mankind. In truth, they add nothing to the happiness and well-being of the voters they hope to exploit.
How I Survived Travel to a “Democracy” Where I Had No Vote
If democracy is so fundamental, shouldn’t we all have a vote in every place we set foot, from Sunbury, Alaska, to Monaco?
The Benefits of Secession Are Becoming Increasingly Obvious
"Countries threaten to split apart when their people seem hopelessly divided….We’re less united today than we’ve been at any time since the Civil War."
American Voters: Don’t Look to Europe as a Model
As we face a second wave of coronavirus outbreak in Europe, we know that the March measures and aggressive lockdowns were a grave mistake.
Close Elections Force Us to Ask Unpleasant Questions about Democracy
A very close or contested election would remind us that elections do not demonstrate "the will of the people" and that national unity is founded on some very fragile myths.
Another Pointless Antitrust Campaign by Federal Regulators
The feds claim the chicken industry is trying to exploit the consumer. Yet several decades ago, chicken was more expensive than beef, but thanks to industry efforts, chicken is exceptionally affordable now.
