In his recent piece for The Free Press, Michael Ames accuses others—journalists, NGOs, international aid agencies—of engaging in rhetorical manipulation. Yet the irony is almost unbearable: his own article is a masterclass in precisely that. Ames purports to clarify,...
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TGIF: On the Importance of Undesigned Order
by Sheldon Richman | May 9, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian approach to economics, was not the first or last thinker to see similarities between a society and a living organism, suggesting the existence of undesigned, spontaneous order. The names Adam Ferguson and Adam Smith, before...
Bill Kristol vs. The Holy Father
by Jack Hunter | May 8, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Recently when President Donald Trump shared an AI image of himself as the next pope in the wake of the death of Pope Francis, apparently in jest, it caused controversy. For neoconservative godson Bill Kristol, it created an opportunity to needle Vice President J.D....
What Trump Misunderstands About William McKinley
by Patrick Carroll | May 8, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
It’s no secret that one of Donald Trump’s favorite U.S. presidents is William McKinley, who led the country from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. Indeed, Trump recently changed the official name of Denali back to Mount McKinley in honor of the late president. In...
State Schools: Bad Then, Worse Now
by John Weeks | May 7, 2025 | Featured Articles
On April 20, President Donald Trump dropped another executive order: Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities has been received by both supporters and critics as aiming at the complete elimination of the U.S. Department of Education...
Pension Problems and Socialist ‘Solutions’
by Owen Ashworth | May 7, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided yet another weapon for the socialists to wield in their war against free markets. The IMF published a report with the suggestion that the Baby Boomer generation could work into their 70s to save the economy: “70 is...
The Kashmir Powder Keg
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 6, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On April 22, 2025, militants opened fire near the Pahalgam area of Indian-administered Kashmir, killing twenty-six people—mostly Indian tourists. It was the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in over two decades. Within hours, New Delhi accused Pakistan of...
Do Trump’s Slick Comments Put Iran Talks in Jeopardy?
by Ted Snider | May 6, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected answer on Sunday to an interviewer’s question has thrown his administration’s nuclear negotiations with Iran into confusion. Trump has consistently said that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are limited to...