Argentina’s Default Points Toward the U.S. Future
As the Washington, D.C., establishment and its acolytes in the U.S. mainstream press continue to celebrate the $4 trillion in new federal spending for the coronavirus crisis, Argentina has a …
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An “Austrian” Agenda for Post-Coronavirus Recovery
Everyone is hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel with the coronavirus crisis. There are few who are not exhausted with fear of the illness, and with …
The Most Unusual Society in History
No matter what people might say about 19th-century America, one incontrovertible fact stands out: It was the most unusual society in history. We know that there were bad founding principles …
Six Things the COVID-19 Panic Has Taught Us
The responses of public officials and the American public to the COVID-19 pandemic have been highly instructive. Here are just a few of the things we have learned. No matter …
The Great Fictitious Entity
In his great little book The Law, the 19th-century French libertarian legislator Frederic Bastiat wrote one of the most profound insights on welfare-state socialism ever penned: “The state is the …
A Libertarian Head of the IRS?
Years ago, a segment of the libertarian movement resigned itself to simply trying to reform America’s welfare-warfare state way of life. Like conservatives did after the 1964 presidential election, when …
Should Social Security Benefits Be Means-Tested?
The United States may be the “land of the free and the home of the brave,” the “sweet land of liberty,” the “land of the noble free,” and a “city …
It Ain’t Freedom
Imagine life in 1850 America. Even though many people support slavery, there are a some people who are deeply concerned about it and opposed to it. They know that slavery …
Why Foreign Interventionism?
What is the point of U.S. foreign interventionism? Why are U.S. troops killing and dying in faraway countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Somalia? Why does the U.S. government have …
The Conquest of America by Communist China
So, “Who’s in Charge?” That is the question that David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, recently (April 25, 2020) asked in terms of dealing with the coronavirus crisis. New …