https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AVGumi40U ... my basic motivation for being a libertarian had never been economic but moral. ... While I was convinced that the free market was more efficient and would bring about a far more prosperous world than statism, my major...
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Calling Out Paul Krugman’s Booms & Busts
by William Anderson | May 18, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
That Austrians and Keynesians do not share many views on economics (or probably anything else) is obvious, so a difference of opinion between the two hardly should surprise anyone. However, it still is important to point out the differences between the two camps,...
DEBATE: Democratic Socialism v. Free Market Capitalism
by Keith Knight | May 12, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/nohK6D99wVc In a socialist state, the government has arrogated to itself virtually all property and power of the country. Murray N. Rothbard Economic Controversies, p. 446 LBRY / Odysee:...
Our Tower of Economic Lies
by William Anderson | May 12, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles
In a recent issue, Time Magazine boldly declared, “The Free Market Is Dead,” and then added: “What Will Replace It?” Of course, one always can expect Time to be disingenuous at best and dishonest at worst, and as an academic economist, I have come to realize that...
Should Libertarians Compromise with Taxing Marijuana?
by Laurence Vance | May 4, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Marijuana freedom is a good thing. The taxation of marijuana is a bad thing. Unfortunately, owing to the greed of spendthrift politicians, it looks as though we will have to take the good with the bad or not at all. Now, this does not mean that smoking marijuana is...
TGIF: Bust the Conservative “Trust Busters”
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 30, 2021 | Economics, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
When right-wing leader Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) recently declared that "liberty and monopoly do not go together," I fantasized that he had become a free-market anarchist. When I hear monopoly, I think government because what's the most literal of monopolies (or source...
In Defense of Libertarian Socialism
by Richard Douglas | Apr 26, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Socialism has become quite the boogyman for libertarians everywhere, especially since the majority of libertarians are more right-wing rather than left. To understand this on a very basic level, take a look at the political compass. It’s not perfect since it lacks...
For a New Recovery: A Synopsis on the Reality of Drug Legalization and Recovery Through the Eyes of a Libertarian
by Drew Cook | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured Articles
Introduction Marijuana. Xanax. LSD. 2CE/2CI. Methamphetamine. A literal galaxy of wines, liquors, and beers. MDMA. OxyContin. Cocaine. Psilocybin mushrooms. Adderall. Heroin. Crack. Klonopin. Trazodone. etc, etc, ad infinitum... To most everyone, that list represents...
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About Bloody Time They Let Him Go…BUT…
“About Bloody Time,” the common Aussie utters to the news that Assange is now free. They are letting Assange go free, to return to Australia. The condition was that he had to reach a plea deal. Admit he was guilty. A compromise that removes a man from his legal limbo,...
The Continuing US Icebreaker Fiasco
There will be no more new US icebreakers. There is no capability in the manufacturing base. There are no industrial design talent stacks or ability to build icebreakers that work under government contracts. The shipyard throughput is a little above zero. The Arctic is...
Kyle Anzalone on the Tom Woods Show!
Our very own news editor Kyle Anzalone has hit the Big Time. Check out his first (but surely not last) appearance on the Tom Woods Show, where he discussed all the latest in foreign policy news, from the Middle East to Eastern Europe.
The Yemeni Mouse That Roared
The picture above is the anti-ship missile employed by the Houthi in Yemen. American taxpayers have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on the world's most advanced naval force. The U.S.-led campaign against the Houthi rebels, overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in...
American Zampolit: The Coprophilia Military Media Complex
The Modern War Institute at West Point, like the War on the Rocks website, has been institutionally captured by a curious hybrid of left-wing culture warriors and the neoconservative "war on the world" fetishists. I used to have great admiration for a considerable...
Justin Raimondo Speech, ‘Why War Matters’
Our Anti-Imperialist Heritage Audio: From the Rothbard-Rockwell Conference in November 1995. Thanks to Pete.
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