In The Struggle for Liberty, Ralph Raico—one of the twentieth century’s foremost libertarian historians—offers a sweeping and penetrating critique of John Stuart Mill. With clarity, historical depth, and a touch of well-placed fire, Raico demolishes the myth that Mill...
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Does Superman Make Israel the Villain?
by Jack Hunter | Jul 17, 2025 | Featured Articles
Many say the new Superman movie is a commentary on Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza in which Israel is the villain and the movie’s hero fights for the Palestinians. Director James Gunn has insisted that his movie is not political. If so, why are so many people seeing the...
If We Taxed Billionaires, Could We Balance the Budget?
by Thomas Eddlem | Jul 16, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
Everyone who has heard a Democratic politician speak in the last decade has heard the mantra, “We can balance the budget (or fund a pet new social program) if we just make the billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.” So let’s see what it would look like. Let’s...
New Jersey Bill Looks to Require Homeschoolers Follow Public School Curriculum
by Patrick Carroll | Jul 16, 2025 | Featured Articles
The state of New Jersey is considering two bills that would place new restrictions on homeschoolers if passed. The first is Assembly Bill 5825, introduced by Assemblyman Sterley S. Stanley (D–East Brunswick). As Reason reports, the bill “would require all...
Trump Makes War the ‘Health of the State’
by Matt Wolfson | Jul 15, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
“War,” Randolph Bourne wrote, is “the health of the state.” But war is also, it has recently and quietly become clear, the cheapest and quickest antidote when the state gets sick. This antidote, in fact, represents the most significant part of President Donald Trump’s...
How Firm is Washington’s Commitment to Taiwan’s Security?
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jul 15, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
At first glance, Washington’s informal but very real commitment to defend Taiwan and preserve its de facto independence seems quite secure. Over the past decade, Taipei’s security relationship with the United States grew steadily closer—with strong bipartisan approval...

We Don’t Have to Do Any of This
by Brad Pearce | Jul 14, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Discussion of American foreign policy is an endless string of talking heads and think tank hacks claiming that we “must” do this or that, for reasons such as global security, values, or credibility. With a little bit of knowledge, it is apparent that the foreign...

Digital ID Cards Are Coming to Britain
by Owen Ashworth | Jul 14, 2025 | Featured Articles
The left is continuing its incessantly long march through British institutions by seizing on the changing political vibe in the United Kingdom. For some time now, more and more voters are starting to become persuaded that the state is fundamentally broken, a...