Politics Breeds Conflict while the Market Brings Peace
The market always tends to bring people together in peace, neither compelling nor forbidding exchanges. This is why racists and despots prefer the state to markets.
The Trump Campaign Tries to Buy Votes by Subsidizing IVF
Stung by political gains from Democrats over abortion and other issues, the Trump campaign tries to woo voters by promising to subsidize in vitro fertilization. What possibly could go wrong?
Explaining Imperialism
In the present age of denouncing “colonialism,” we need to better understand what imperialism was and why it came about. David Gordon critiques Joseph Schumpeter‘s account of western imperialism of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Gradual Leftward Shift in US Politics and Economy
This year’s presidential election is presented in stark terms of right and left, Trump on the right and Harris on the left. However, it is more realistic to say that both candidates are to the left of where electoral politics was located just a couple decades ago.
Yes, We Should Defend the Term “Capitalism”
Many proponents of free markets have tried to cast aside the name “capitalism” as a descriptor of the market system. They should take caution before doing so.
The Denarius and the Dollar: Price Controls Then and Now
The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and other Roman authorities ordered price controls and other measures to hold down prices. None of these edicts were successful in bringing down prices.
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
In the last few years, many Americans have started to see the truth about the Federal Reserve. Putting this book in their hands at this moment will have a profound effect for the better.
Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong!
The hatred and disparagement of gold as money and the gold standard has become standard dogma of the modern State.
Has “Neo-Liberalism” Failed in the United States?
David R. Henderson joins Bob to critique a recent Brad DeLong essay, which argued that the US had tried an experiment in "neo-liberalism" and that it failed utterly.
Why the Regime Hates Homeschooling
Ryan, Tho, and Jonathan Newman look at how the state and the media treat homeschooling and why parents are increasingly looking to homeschooling as an alternative.
How Government Propped Up Slavery
Joshua Mawhorter argues that slavery persisted largely due to government intervention rather than free-market mechanisms.
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Hilton Head, SC
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