Globalization, like the free market and classical liberalism generally, isn't wildly popular these days, is it? People blame globalization for all sorts of bad things, and the raps are usually bum. In truth, to the extent that governments keep out so-called foreign...
Libertarianism
TGIF: Who Rules? That Is Not the Question
by Sheldon Richman | Sep 8, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Today's two major contenders for political power seem to be elitists and populists. Funnily enough, both types are present in each of the big tribes known as progressive/liberal and conservatism, left and right, or Democratic and Republican. (Here's the lowdown on...
TGIF: Why Liberty Matters
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 11, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Why does liberty matter? It’s a fair question because, after all, not everyone thinks it matters very much, perhaps beyond some very basic point. If that’s an overstatement, we can safely say that for many people on the left and right, liberty is a lower priority than...
The Fluid Morality of Statism
by Kym Robinson | Aug 8, 2023 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
For anyone who has been forced to justify their beliefs when it comes to individual liberty, we are often placed onto the back foot in the defense of the imaginary. The what if? emerges as an ideological assault that somehow is expected to prove the supremacy of the...
‘A’ Beliefs and ‘B’ Beliefs: A Defense of Thin Libertarianism
by David Hathaway | Jul 31, 2023 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Is it true that libertarians can’t agree on anything? Are libertarians allowed to have varying beliefs on lifestyle, religion, etc.? How often it is suggested that a real libertarian has to have an empty head when it comes to ideas on religion, philosophy, or...
It Is Just About Time
by Brice M. Vanhaelen | Jul 24, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Time is the most valuable resource owned by individuals. Indeed, the time available to an individual, being by essence limited, is an extremely scarce resource. One could argue that progresses in medicine contribute to increase the average lifespan, but it cannot be...
TGIF: “America First” Need Not Be Antiwar
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 30, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Today's Trump-inspired "America First" faction cannot be counted on to be consistently noninterventionist and antiwar. That it may lean that way because its chief rival faction is so enthusiastic about foreign adventurism is hardly a firm assurance that it will remain...
I Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote
by Benjamin Seevers | Jun 26, 2023 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
I just turned 22, and I should not be allowed to vote. I agree with Vivek Ramaswamy that the voting age probably should be increased, but the good intentioned policy misses the mark because it does not go far enough. Raising the voting age would be a step in the right...