Why Tax Cuts Without Spending Cuts Won’t Bring Economic Growth
Government spending distorts and harms the wealth creation process. And cutting taxes without cutting spending won't lead to real economic growth.
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We Need a #MeToo Movement for Political Consent
Regardless of the midterm congressional election results, voters are not “consenting” to unconstitutional policies and federal crimes.
Get Rid of Campaign Finance Laws — Decentralize to Make Campaigns Cheaper
It costs more to run a campaign in a large jurisdiction than a small one. Making districts and states smaller would reduce the role of money in politics.
How Privatized Neighborhoods Could Make Trick-or-Treating Even Better
Not every neighborhood resident likes the trick-or-treat tradition of Halloween. But an answer can be found in a better adherence to property rights.
A Growing Libertarian Revolution in Brazil
The ideas of Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe have sparked an intellectual revolution in Brazil, and the country's left fears it.
The US Ten-Year Shows The Extent Of The Bond Bubble
97% of consensus economists didn’t see the last recession the quarter before it started. Even worse, 77% didn’t see a recession when it was already happening!
Voluntary Servitude — Not Coercion — Fuels the State’s Power
Tyranny does not rest on force but on submission.
A Libertarian Critique of Birthright Citizenship
It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good.
Trump is Right: The Fed is a Big Problem
If the US administration truly wishes to "To Make America Great Again," there is no way around addressing the Fed.
3 Problems with How the Media Looks at Inequality
The public debate of inequality is a muddle of bad assumptions and a disregard for how global poverty has plummeted — thanks to markets — in recent decades.
