Fairness and its synonyms are among the most abused words in English. By that I mean they are commonly manipulated for ideological ends. Wokeness has aggravated a situation that has existed for some time. What better way to score points for a political position than...
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TGIF: “You Didn’t Build That”
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 22, 2024 | Economics, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Remember Barack Obama's profound 2012 campaign speech about success? Here's part of what he said: There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me -- because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -- look, if you’ve been successful,...
Mises on Equality and Inequality
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog, Economics, Justice
"The liberal champions of equality under the law were fully aware of the fact that men are born unequal and that it is precisely their inequality that generates social cooperation and civilization. Equality under the law was in their opinion not designed to correct...

TGIF: Police-State Progressives
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 15, 2024 | Economics, Justice, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Progressives see themselves as, well, progressive. But they aren't. Even at their best, in opposing the national security state, they support massive government power in other realms of life. At heart they are social engineers. They seek a "moral equivalent of war,"...
Some Things Never Change
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog, Justice
"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.” --John Philpot Curran, Irish statesman, 1790
TGIF: That Was the Election that Was
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 8, 2024 | Economics, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
One can be overjoyed by the repudiation of a candidate without being pleased with the opposing candidate's victory. This election is an occasion for that reaction. An American (or anyone actually) is perfectly justified in taking pleasure in Kamala Harris's...
TGIF: Election Reflections
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 1, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The history of the human race is one long story of attempts by certain persons and classes to obtain control of the power of the State, so as to win earthly gratifications at the expense of others. --William Graham Sumner, 1883 For advocates of individual liberty,...
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by Sheldon Richman | Oct 26, 2024 | Blog, Economics, Justice, Politics