Why Threats of Election Violence May Be Here to Stay
November 3, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… A repeated pattern of close elections accompanied by threats of violence (or actual violence) is a sign that something is wrong with a nation’s political system.
Close Elections Force Us to Ask Unpleasant Questions about Democracy
November 2, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… 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.
How to Be a True Benefactor in Society
November 1, 2020 – Gary Galles …… 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.
Populism Worked for the Pro-Freedom Party in the Past. Can It Work Again?
October 30, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Is it still possible to “rouse the masses of people against the elites that are looting them” in effective numbers? As late as 1992, Rothbard thought so. And he had historical examples on his side.
Obamacare, the Election and Beyond
October 28, 2020 – K. Lloyd Billingsley …… Government programs usually don’t live up to the hype. Obamacare is no exception.
Trump’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Lessens the Political Madness Thrown at Men
October 27, 2020 – Wendy McElroy …… People object to government involvement in issues of discrimination, and justly so, but government is already involved to the hilt, and Trump’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping seeks to take several steps back.
There’s Only One Way to Stop Polarization from Tearing America Apart
October 26, 2020 – Hannah Cox …… When another person’s vote has the ability to wield enormous power over your life and make sweeping changes in your community, that is going to lead to hostility.
Four Newborns Die After Being Denied Heart Surgery because of COVID Travel Restrictions
October 25, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… Four babies died in Adelaide, Australia over the last four weeks after being denied transport to Melbourne because of government COVID-19 restrictions, health officials say.
Pope Francis’s Latest Attack on Property: It’s a “Secondary Right”
October 24, 2020 – Alice Salles …… The pope doesn’t understand that it is the protection of property rights that secures the common good.
Socialism, American Style, Part 3
October 22, 2020 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… The purpose of Medicare was to provide free or deeply discounted health care to seniors. The purpose of Medicaid was to provide the same to poor people. One important thing to keep in mind is that neither of these programs was necessary, because the health-care needs of the elderly and the poor were already being met voluntarily by doctors, hospitals, and other health-care providers.