February 19, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Smaller countries have often been shown to perform better than large countries in terms of overall income and in economic growth. Also, their populations often enjoy more healthy and safe social environments.
February 9, 2020 – Tyler Curtis …… All arguments in favor of mandatory service rest on the idea that an individual’s life belongs not to him- or herself, but to the state.
February 7, 2020 – Gary M. Galles …… Uncritically holding democracy out as an ideal overlooks the question of whether market democracy or political democracy better serves citizens.
December 11, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Deadbeat dads can often avoid support payments because single mothers are at the mercy of disinterested politicians and bureaucrats.
October 22, 2019 – Jeff Deist …… We need an anti-politics movement just as surely as we need an antiwar movement.
October 18, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Allowing a space on the ballot for “none of the above” would be a step in the right direction toward a slightly less farcical political system.
October 6, 2019 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Imagine the difference it could make if even one of the candidates allowed the wisdom of only one or two of these snippets to truly sink in.
September 26, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Democracy is only allowed when the voters vote “correctly” according to the ruling classes. “Wrong” decisions will trigger court rulings voiding the vote. Or we’ll just keep voting until people get it “right.”
September 25, 2019 – Tyler Curtis …… Kamala Harris has promised to rule by decree if elected president. For her, Congress is little more than an advisory committee. The average voter, of course, ranks even lower than that.
September 22, 2019 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… The old American way of doing things came to an end with the 9/11 attacks. At that point, the national-security branch of the federal government adopted many of the same powers as the Chinese communist regime, and without any amendment to the Constitution.