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Message to Jacobin Magazine: Economic Suppression is Far Worse Than Voter Suppression

Imagine two criminals: Criminal 1: Forcibly stopped a woman from having a 1 in 10 million vote to determine the governor of New York Criminal 2: Forcibly stopped a woman from getting the job of her dreams via occupational licensing regulations even though a...

The Antiwar Comic: The Previous Deals

We're back with a new strip! As timely as today's headlines! Well, sorta, not really, because nothing ever changes, does it? For more comics, visit The Webcomic Factory.

The “Greedy Private Property” Deception

A "property right" entitles one party to exclude another from interacting with a scarce part of the universe - i.e. to have a property right in my car entitles me to exclude others from driving it to Dallas when I wish to drive it to Phoenix. There is no...

Freedom = Social Cooperation = Prosperity

https://youtu.be/qg02oeR17ug …Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, became one of the wealthiest men in the world by figuring out how to cut the price of just about everything to the benefit of everyone, but especially of lower-income consumers. That’s one of the other...

Scott Adams Tweeted Something So Imbecilic It Ruined My Thanksgiving

I wasn't expecting to see a compelling argument for letting the state raise kids instead of parents, but here it is. - Scott Adams The situation is as follows: Person X committed murder Person X was raised by a Parent Y who is an explicit bigot and advocate of...

An Economics Lesson for Idiot Robert Reich

...Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, became one of the wealthiest men in the world by figuring out how to cut the price of just about everything to the benefit of everyone, but especially of lower-income consumers. That’s one of the other virtues of the free market:...