This article was originally featured in Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, Spring-Autumn 1967 and is republished with permission of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. The trouble with sectarians, whether they be libertarians, Marxists, or...
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U.S. Officials Expect an Israeli Invasion of Gaza
by Dave DeCamp | Oct 9, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
U.S. officials said Sunday that they expect Israel to launch a ground invasion of Gaza within the next 24-48 hours after the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared it was at war with Hamas, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. A spokesman...
TGIF: A Market for Law?
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 6, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Great part of that order which reigns among mankind is not the effect of government. It has its origin in the principles of society and the natural constitution of man. It existed prior to government, and would exist if the formality of government was abolished....
We Must Physically Remove the Bears
by Walter E. Block | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
I often visit North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We have some new neighbors here. They are ruining the neighborhood. They don’t throw wild parties. They are not loud. Their kids don’t rob anyone. They never get drunk; well, not so that you would notice. The...
Showdown in the U.S. House: What Really Happened?
by Connor O'Keeffe | Oct 5, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
On Tuesday, Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as Speaker of the House. This came days after the former Speaker struck a forty-five-day spending deal with House Democrats to keep the government funded. The last-minute deal and successful motion to vacate...
Peace with China Is the Only Way to Protect Taiwan
by Brad Pearce | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
It has been observed by many that the main foreign policy difference between the American political parties is a disagreement over which other super power to hate more. For the Democrats, it has been a deranged obsession with Russia for several years now. For the...
A Short ‘Continuing Resolution’ Will Not Fix Big Problems
by Ron Paul | Oct 4, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
Federal spending is so out of control that it only took three months for the federal debt to increase by one trillion dollars to over 33 trillion dollars. In contrast, it took almost 200 years for the federal debt to reach one trillion dollars. So the federal...
Fact-Finding Mission Reports Normalcy Returning to Xinjiang’s Uyghur Population
by Andrew Corbley | Oct 3, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In 2019, China was thrust onto the world stage to account for accusations of gross human rights abuses in the far-western province of Xinjiang. A report consisting of hacked documents and compiled by a fanatical Christian sinologist named Adrian Zenz suddenly made it...