How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You
The federal government relies on state and local officials to run its ever-growing surveillance state. This could also be its Achilles heel.
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An Anti-Inflation Program
It is instructive to consider what a sensible anti-inflationary legislative program would be like if we could get it.
America Doesn’t Need a 5-Year Plan
China is growing despite government meddling in the economy, not because of it.
Problems With the Market Monetarist Approach to “Explaining” the Economy
Scott Sumner's Market Monetarist framework is seductively simple, but relies on a definitional trick.
Trump’s Big Defense-Spending Plans Aren’t Enough for this Beltway Think Tank
Military spending in 2018 will be one of the biggest years for defense spending ever.
Yes, Carbon and Other Taxes Make Gas Ridiculously Expensive
The true purpose of carbon taxes on gas is to make it artificially expensive to drive.
Hunter Lewis on Morality
Hunter Lewis presents an important view of morality, derived from Hume, Mises, and Hazlitt.
Canada’s Debt Spiral
One of the reasons governments can run up huge deficits so easily is that the politicians — unlike entrepreneurs — can't be held accountable for their bad debts.
State and Local Nullification Drives Change in D.C.
Congress would have never acted on issues like marijuana legalization if states hadn’t taken action first.
Gold Should be Viewed as Money — Not as an Investment Instrument
This timeless insight was already suggested by economist Ludwig von Mises in 1940.
