The Oakland Raiders Spike the Ball on Nevada Taxpayers
The departed Al Davis, who owned the AFL’s and then NFL’s Oakland Raiders, was famous for saying “Just win, baby.” The Raiders are now operated by Al’s progeny, Mark, whose …
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Joe Biden: Father of the Drug War’s Asset Forfeiture Program
In 1991, Maui police officers showed up at the home of Frances and Joseph Lopes. One officer showed his badge and said, “Let’s go into the house, and we will …
Human Action Part One with David Gordon
In the second installment of our series on Mises’s Human Action, Dr. David Gordon joins the show to walk us through Part One. The beginning of the book is considered …
We Don’t Need More Money for More Economic Growth
[André de Godoy, a Brazilian journalist from the Mackenzie University of São Paulo, interviews economics professor and Mises scholar Antony Mueller about the causes and consequences of credit expansion and …
What Would Murray Say About the Coronavirus?
Murray Rothbard died in January 1995, long before this year’s coronavirus scare. But the principles this great thinker taught us can help us answer questions about the coronavirus outbreak which …
The US Constitution Needs an Expiration Date
A unique feature of the Swiss Federal Constitution is the fact that the central government’s power to impose direct taxes on citizens expires every decade or so. In fact, the …
The IRS’s History of Attacking Political Dissenters and Opponents
The US purports to be the land of free speech, but you can always expect politicians to carve out exceptions. Just look at how government agencies such as the Internal Revenue …
“Heritage” Designation of Old Buildings Is Both Wasteful and Arbitrary
An old red barn in London, Ontario was recently given heritage protection by City Council. Two days later, after dark, the barn was demolished. Owner John McLeod, citing legal advice, …
Governments Are Using the Coronavirus to Distract From Their Own Failures
The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Global Cases Monitor shows that the mortality rate of the epidemic is very low. At the writing of this article,1 there have been 92,818 cases, 3,195 deaths, and …
The Economics of War
[Rothbard wrote this in 1950.] Whether the American war effort remains “partial” or eventually becomes “total,” methods of mobilization are rapidly becoming our most pressing economic problem. Obviously, mobilization for …