Ludwig von Mises, in his Critique of Interventionism, stated that one government intervention in the market creates unintended consequences, which inevitably justifies the next government intervention. Nowhere is this more true than in the healthcare and drug...
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White Collar Welfare: What It’s Like to Work for the Federal Government
by Doug French | Aug 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Shannon O’Toole, according to the author's biography on Amazon, “worked extensively to identify fraud in multiple government programs. She received countless accolades and honors for her achievements and finally the prestigious HUD Secretary’s Award for her work.” The...
Today in History: Nixon Slams Shut the “Gold Window”
by Michael Maharrey | Aug 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Today in history, on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window” and eliminated the last vestige of the gold standard. Nixon ordered Treasury Secretary John Connally to uncouple gold from its fixed $35 price and suspended the ability of...
Beyond One-Liners: A Guide to the Democratic Debate on Criminal Justice
by The Marshall Project | Aug 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Wednesday night’s debate saw the first extended discussion of criminal justice issues as the Democratic presidential candidates jockey in a crowded and competitive field. Several candidates teed off those issues to score political points and jab at opponents. While...
Were the Branch Davidians a ‘Suicide Cult?’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 16, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Even people who can’t tell you what agencies were involved in the Waco massacre will say, “They were a suicide cult and set themselves on fire!” We’ll look at the fire, and who started it, at a later date. For now, let’s see if there is any evidence that the Branch...
Left and Right: ‘No’ Prospects for Liberty
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 13, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Social Media is a sewer. Sure, it’s a medium that makes it easy to reach out to family, share photos and even documents; but places like Facebook, and especially Twitter, have become digital war zones in which the extremes on both sides of the political spectrum go to...
Capital Punishment’s Sockdolager
by John Dangelo III | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Asa’s story is the quintessential tale of rags to riches coupled with a class-defying love affair. A rural “savage” who’s left a wealthy estate by a distant family member, only to run up against envious schemers from polite society, Asa falls in love with a poor...
Federal Judges Are Waging War on the Fourth Amendment
by Chris Calton | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
In 1984, as part of Ronald Reagan’s renewed war on drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Operation Pipeline. This program was inspired by the strategies employed by state troopers in New Mexico who, after pulling somebody over, asked specific questions...