José Niño | The Libertarian Institute

Greater Idaho Movement Is the Latest Indicator of a Shift toward Decentralization

by José Niño | Mar 11, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Recently disgruntled residents of rural counties in southwest Oregon have been organizing a petition to move Idaho’s border westward to form a “Greater Idaho” that could also potentially include parts of Northern California. This petition mirrors a recent proposal in Virginia in which rural countries in the state would separate and join West Virginia in protest of Virginia’s latest push for gun control. In both cases, rural residents would have the option of joining states that align more with their cultural and political values. Although not...

Foreign Aid Just Empowers Corrupt Regimes. End It.

by José Niño | Feb 13, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

The Senate’s vote to acquit Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment this month brought a much-needed end to the tiring impeachment saga America has been subject to in the last few months. The impeachment controversy arose when President Donald Trump initially withheld military aid from Ukraine unless President Volodymyr Zelensky provided revelatory information about political rivals such as presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings. After a whistleblower alleged that Trump may have abused power, the managerial class was off to the races to launch an...

7 out of 10 Millennials Would Vote for a Socialist Candidate

by José Niño | Nov 7, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics

According to a YouGov–Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation poll released in late October, 70 percent of millennials indicated that they are “somewhat or extremely likely to vote for a socialist candidate.” This same poll also found that 50 percent of millennials — those between 23 and 38 years of age, and 51 percent of Generation Z — those aged 16 to 22, have somewhat or very unfavorable views of capitalism. This represented an increase of 8 and 6 percent, respectively, from the previous year. In comparison, 44 percent of Generation X, 33 percent of Baby Boomers, and 33 percent of the...

Argentina’s Faux “Neoliberalism”

by José Niño | Oct 4, 2019 | Featured Articles

On August 11, 2019, the presidential ticket of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner pulled off a major electoral upset against incumbent President Mauricio Marci in the Argentine primary elections. Based on their performance last month, they’ll be able to compete in the general election on October 27, 2019. Winning by a 16-point margin, many on the political Left see this as a sound rejection of Macri’s supposedly neoliberal policies. Neoliberalism: Fact or Fiction? The aforementioned accusations of Macri’s administration being “neoliberal” is a typical slur in Latin American...