Contrary to accepted doctrine, we have no grounds for regarding so-called economic liberties as less important or less worthy of protection than so-called personal, or civil, liberties. That's because we have no essential grounds for distinguishing so-called economic...
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This Is the State
by Sheldon Richman | May 22, 2024 | Blog, Economics, Justice, Politics
Biden’s Sham Snickers Salvation Shtick
by Jim Bovard | May 20, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
In 1896, Democratic Party presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan made a famous pro-inflation speech, proclaiming "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" (and stable prices). In 2024, President Joe Biden is campaigning for re-election by denouncing...
Goodbye to Pete McCloskey, an Antiwar Hero
by Connor Freeman | May 20, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, History, Politics
From Richard Nixon to the Israel lobby, the late Republican Congressman Paul Norton “Pete” McCloskey Jr. challenged the most powerful elements of the ruling class on the American people’s behalf. On September 29, 1927, McCloskey was born in San Bernardino, California....
TGIF: The Nonsense of Statist Political Economy
by Sheldon Richman | May 17, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
In the video "How Capitalism Makes You Less Free," self-described Marxist Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom, boldly asserts that all societies must have some kind of economic planning. That's...
Conflicts of Interest, Fearmongering, and Data Control Under the Guise of National Security
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 14, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
In a recent article in The Washington Post, their spotlight falls on a group of tech billionaires, former government officials, and industry advisers who have orchestrated a campaign against TikTok, culminating in calls for its ban or forced sale. This concerted...
TGIF: What Is Self-Determination?
by Sheldon Richman | May 10, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, History, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
People go on quite a bit about self-determination these days. Some decry the denial of self-determination to "the Palestinians." Others insist that only "the Jewish people" can have the right to self-determination between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea....
Lying Politicians Gonna Lyingly Politick
by Sheldon Richman | May 8, 2024 | Blog, Politics
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaking on Holocaust Remembrance Day: We remember what happened then [in Nazi Germany], and today, we are witnessing American universities quickly become hostile places for Jewish students and faculty. The very campuses which were once the...