Scott talks to Phyllis Bennis about the Palestinians' Great March of Return, a protest against the unjust removal of Palestinians from their own land by the Israeli government. A huge problem, explains Bennis in a recent article, is the Israeli military's policy to...
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You Can’t Separate The People’s War From The Government’s
by Zack Sorenson | May 23, 2019 | Blog
I'm reading about Chinese consumers switching away from Apple because of nationalism and the trade war. Then, rumors that the trade war is hurting the Chinese economy more than they admit. So, here's what's happening: regular folks are having a tough time. And when...
4/26/19 Stephen Zunes on the Other Reason Biden Shouldn’t Be President
by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Stephen Zunes talks about democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden's shameful record on foreign policy—the real reason he shouldn't be president. In the senate, Biden was a champion of deposing Saddam Hussein all along, explains Zunes, and his claims of merely...

Nationalism, the Ideological Delusion at the Heart of Protectionism
by Robert Higgs | Feb 3, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Every economic entity, whether it be an individual, a family, or a firm, faces a constant choice with regard to how it will secure the goods and services it desires in order to carry out its economic plans: make or buy? Most individuals and families give little...

Just Another War Movie
by Kym Robinson | Dec 6, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There is a bitter beauty to the uniformed misery of men as they cut through the jungles or trudge into the mud, their unique characters entertaining us, the engaged voyeur. The captivating arcs of these protagonists as they survive another bleak day, far from home,...

The Volga German Expulsion, or Why I am Anti-War
by Nick Weber | Oct 8, 2018 | Featured Articles, Op Eds
As I write this in the aftermath of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11, I count my blessings that I am here to write this article. To be sure, this is no patriotic orgy of thanking the military and bowing to the U.S. government security apparatus that is, in theory,...
6/8/18 Sheldon Richman on Zionism, ethno-nationalism, and why anarchy leads to peaceful association
by Scott Horton | Jun 8, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman joins the show to discuss his latest article "TGIF: Separation, Not Association, Requires Force." Richman and Scott discuss the pseudo ethno-nationalism of Israel and its appeal to American white nationalists. Richman makes the case that love,...
Throw Capitalism into the Dustbin of History
by Craig Cantoni | May 24, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles
Capitalism should be thrown into the dustbin of history. Not the economic system of capitalism, but the word “capitalism.” The word has such negative connotations that it has become a pejorative to call someone a capitalist. Karl Marx was the first to use the word to...
The Abolitionists Were Alright Dudes
by Zack Sorenson | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
I wrote an article today about the topic of moral philosophy. My featured image shows William Lloyd Garrison, the famous firebrand abolitionist. I've seen many in the libertarian orbit come down hard on Garrison as part of the broad revisionism that we do, in this...

TGIF: The Church of America
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
One myth that Americans live by is the separation of church and state. Some like the idea; others hate it; but the irony is that church and state were not separated at the founding of the United States and are not separate now. In fact, they were united in the sense...

TGIF: Flags, Football, and Begged Questions
by Sheldon Richman | Sep 29, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Defenders of Donald Trump's condemnation of NFL players who "take a knee" during the national hymn -- sorry, anthem -- beg a few questions. They assume the truth of matters that are or should be in dispute. So, not so fast, Trump defenders. You have work to do. The...

TGIF: The American Führerprinzip
by Sheldon Richman | Sep 15, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Why is the president of the United States expected to rush to a weather disaster zone to reassure the victims? Why do distressed people want to be comforted by the president, any president? Commenting on Donald Trump's visit to hurricane-stricken Florida, Julie Pace...
Nationalism and Religion Are Not of the Same Ilk?
by Sheldon Richman | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog
US Flag Code: "Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem. When reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, all present should stand at attention facing the flag with their right hand over their heart, with the exception of those in uniform who shall salute."
Saturday Morning Cartoons
by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog
Haha. If you've got the patience, check out Cathy Young and Reason magazine's ridiculous attack on Ron Paul and Antiwar.com to go along with a giant steaming pile of Tom Palmer horseshit about the most dangerous threat to libertarianism -- Tsar Vlad the Terrible of...
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Empower the Working Class: Abolish Occupational Licensing
It's time to consistently apply the "my body my choice" principle. If consenting adults want to engage in economic activity, no third party should forcibly stop them. Democrats always say "voting once every two years between two politicians is how you express...
Death By Climate: Down 97% in Last 100 Years
Our schools provide many hours of lessons on climate change, but I wonder how many teachers, let alone pupils, are aware that climate-related deaths have decreased by as much as 97 per cent over the past 100 years, as the OFDA / CRED data show. - Why don’t we ever...
Black Youth Unemployment: Before and After Progressives Started “Helping”
A constant trend is progressivism is to use the state to coercively control others under the guise of "helping" them, make things worse, then ignore the problems you caused and never apologize. Sallie Mae loans didn't make college affordable. The Federal Reserve...
What Kind of Liberal?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I am a Locke-Smith liberal.
The Tale of the Steak – A Lesson in Economics by Walter E. Williams
Consider filet mignon and chuck steak. Assume-realistically-that consumers prefer the former. Then the question becomes: why is it, despite consumer preferences, that chuck steak sells at all? The fact is that chuck steak outsells filet mignon. How does something less...
My Favorite Michael Malice Quote
If the government didn't have a monopoly on security, only rich people would be able to have security just like when the government got out of other businesses, the only cars produced were limousines, the only clothes produced were tuxedos and the only food produced...