Yes, Inequality Is a Problem — When Caused by the Government
October 15, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… Some inequality arises naturally from freedom of choice. Some comes from government meddling. One is good and the other is bad.
Why Unschoolers Grow Up to Be Entrepreneurs
October 13, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… The fascinating link between unschooling and entrepreneurship.
Libertarian Lessons: Free Trade
October 12, 2018 – Scott McPherson …… Trade is commonly understood to be an economic activity carried on between countries, which is incorrect.
London, Ontario’s Top Four Mayoral Candidates Reveal their Economic Ignorance about Affordable Housing
October 11, 2018 – Lee Friday …… London, Ontario’s leading mayoral candidates do not seem to realize that government policies are the cause of an insufficient supply of affordable housing.
The Dangers of a Standing Army
October 5, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… The oath that a soldier takes to support and defend the U.S. Constitution is actually a sham.
Another Problem with the War on Drugs
October 3, 2018 – Randall Holcombe …… The war on drugs is misnamed. Drugs are an inanimate object.
The U.S. Should Be More Like Hong Kong
October 1, 2018 – John Tamny …… The fact that Hong Kong is a duty-free marketplace is a major driver of its immense prosperity. Politicians in other countries can learn an important lesson from Hong Kong’s authorities, who do not make “trade deals.”
Peace, Harmony, and Free Trade: 10 Uplifting Quotes by Richard Cobden, the Shining Knight of Classical Liberalism
September 27, 2018 – Gary Galles …… Cobden recognized free trade as the key to creating material prosperity.
The ‘Right to Try’ War Was Actually Won on the State Level
September 26, 2018 – Michael Maharrey …… On May 30th, President Donald Trump signed the federal Right to Try Act into law, which allows terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have not received final FDA approval. The passage of the law got most of the attention, but in truth, Congress and Trump simply smeared some icing on the cake.
Mike Pence’s Hypocritical Speech to the OAS
September 25, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… While the Vice President pointed out in his OAS speech the massive violations of civil liberties in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, he forgot to mention what has been occurring on the U.S. side of Cuba, at Guantanamo Bay, the military base that U.S. officials forced Cuban officials to grant them more than a century ago. Indefinite detention. Why, there are now people at the Pentagon-CIA prison in Cuba that have been denied a trial for more than a decade! Torture. Denial of due process. Hearsay in trials (if they ever have trials). Kangaroo military tribunals. In other words, the same type of “judicial” system that is found in communist and other totalitarian regimes.