Nearly 900,000 of the auto accidents that happen yearly on U.S. roadways start with a blind spot. But because most vehicles have a blind spot due to their frame design, there’s little a driver can do that completely eliminates this problem. And while technology has...
Economics
Save the Pearl: New Group Formed to Oppose Tulsa Development Authority’s Eminent Domain Plans
by Conor Beck | Nov 13, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
A community in Tulsa joins together to stop city officials from following through with plans to tear down homes for “urban renewal” Tulsa, Okla.—Today, residents and supporters of Tulsa’s Pearl District announced the formation of a new group, Save the Pearl Coalition....
Is The ‘Mother of all Bubbles’ About to Pop?
by Ron Paul | Nov 12, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
When the New York Federal Reserve began pumping billions of dollars a day into the repurchasing (repo) markets (the market banks use to make short-term loans to each other) in September, they said this would only be necessary for a few weeks. Yet, last Wednesday,...
4 Reasons Why Socialism Is Becoming More Popular
by Alexander Zubatov | Nov 11, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
The newfound openness of large numbers of Americans to socialism is, by now, a well-documented phenomenon. According to a Gallup poll from earlier this year, 43% of Americans now believe that some form of socialism would be a good thing, in contrast to 51% who are...
Blaming Libertarianism for Every ‘Societal Woe’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Nov 8, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Normally, a random post on Twitter doesn’t deserve an answer in the form of an article, but in an era where the libertarian ideology (that of non-aggression and strict property rights), which is much closer to the ideas of liberty expounded by the founders of America...
The Feds Spend More on National-Debt Interest Than You Think
by Mark Brandly | Nov 7, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Recently, the Treasury Department reported a 26% increase in the federal budget deficit with a 2019 deficit of $984 billion. The reported data on the budget can be misleading. You might think that a budget deficit is the amount of spending that exceeds budget revenue,...
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 —...
5 Simple Ways To Support The Counter-Economy
by Sal Mayweather | Nov 6, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Even if you aren’t prepared to engage in radical counter-economics, there are small steps everyone can take to either participate in, or at a minimum, support the counter-economy. I’ve assembled a list of 5 simple ways everyday people can participate in the agorist...