The lesser of two or many evils is a line of reasoning that tends to favor the status quo. It compromises principles and human dignity to a point where we are made to understand the benefits of injustice and less freedom. We are told, it could always be worse. If one...
In an episode of The Tom Woods Show published on August 30, 2024, comedian and libertarian political commentator Dave Smith debated the topic of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip with academic Walter Block, who argued in favor of the debate resolution that “The...
Editor's Note: Language originally referring to "poison gas" has been updated to "tear gas" for clarity. According to the National WWII Museum, the Second World War resulted in 45,000,000 civilian deaths, 15,000,000 combat deaths, and 25,000,000 soldiers permanently...
Imagine two candidates for president, and ask yourself who is more likely to win. Candidate A observes that people are facing generally rising prices. Their total at the supermarket checkout is higher than last year. Filling up the car at the gas station takes a...
In a democracy, people automatically become liable for whatever the government inflicts upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people and vice versa, so there is scant...
Lina Khan is a Washington, D.C., rock star. She is not only President Joe Biden's celebrated chief of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); she's also a favorite of J. D. Vance, Donald Trump's pick for vice president. This Lina Khan must really have something going for...
The ancient Chinese capital of Nanjing has become synonymous with one of human history’s most horrible acts of savagery. In 1937, it was a place where the soldiers of the Japanese government committed acts of rape, murder, and torture that were not in any way...
Jews are the chosen people. God promised us the land of Israel, the only place we can truly be safe. These were among the ideas drilled into me at an early age in Hebrew School, a program of afternoon and weekend education operated by many synagogues. I jettisoned...
