William Norman Grigg was the kindest, smartest, best educated and most eloquent American spokesman for the cause of liberty, on the radio or in print — ever. But the poor guy was always broke, trying to hold together a giant family while writing freelance articles for...
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8/19/22 Sheldon Richman on America’s Totalitarian Tax System
by Scott Horton | Aug 22, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews the Libertarian Institute executive editor Sheldon Richman about a column he put out last Friday. In it, he discusses the massive boost Biden’s spending bill gives the IRS. Richman explains why strengthening tax enforcement will...
10 Books That Made Me a Libertarian. Sheldon Richman & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Mar 3, 2022 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/ekldvZ7Ykn8 Once admit any right of secession whatever, and there is no logical stopping-point short of the right of individual secession, which logically entails anarchism, since then individuals may secede and patronize their own defense agencies,...
Matching Donations Are Live!
by Scott Horton | Oct 24, 2021 | Blog
Howdy, you-all. Look here: Our little old Institute has been doing great things. First of all a very generous donor has pledged to match donations of $100 or more for the next $15,000. An amazing opportunity for you to double the impact of your gift. For $100 you also...
COI #83 – Does Biden’s Afghan ‘Peace Plan’ Stand a Chance?
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 15, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #83, Kyle and Will break down the Biden administration's new Afghan "peace plan," which sets out a series of lofty goals for ending fighting in the country and setting up a post-war government. But after two decades of failure in Afghanistan, it's unclear what...
Help Support the Libertarian Institute!
by Scott Horton | Feb 16, 2021 | Featured Articles, Scott Horton
This fund drive for the Institute is long overdue. You-all were so generous in the big book fund drive of Summer, 2019, that I couldn't bear to come back to you until the thing was finally done. And there was a severe delay caused by my over-doing it and having to...
7/31/20 Sheldon Richman: What Social Animals Owe to Each Other
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his new book, What Social Animals Owe to Each Other, a collection of essays exploring libertarian political philosophy, particularly as it relates to ancient Greek philosophy and the roots of liberalism. Libertarians sometimes...
What Social Animals Owe to Each Other
by Scott Horton | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
Hooray! Announcing the publication of executive editor Sheldon Richman's new book, What Social Animals Owe to Each Other! These essays, written over the past 20 years, have a single underlying theme: namely, that we human beings, as social animals, need individual...
Matt Taibbi on the PC Overkillers
by Scott Horton | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog
You don't have to agree with him on everything, but he's a great writer and he's sure right about this bullshit. What you guys need is some good Sheldon Richman. Coming up!
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by Sheldon Richman | Mar 12, 2020 |
Sheldon Richman Articlesby Sheldon Richman These essays, written over the past 20 years, have a single underlying theme: namely, that we human beings, as social animals, need individual freedom to fully flourish. by Sheldon Richman In this incredible volume of essays,...
1/31/20 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s New Apartheid Vision for Israel/Palestine
by Scott Horton | Feb 5, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman discusses President Trump's new "Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People," which is really just an update of last year's "Deal of the Century." The plan presents itself as generous and fair, but really, says Richman, it simply...
This Morning On Antiwar Radio
by Scott Horton | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog
Sheldon Richman on Trump's horrible "Vision" for Palestine. 8:30 Pacific, 90.7 FM, KPFK in L.A. kpfk.org.
The IRS or The Libertarian Institute?
by Scott Horton | Jan 1, 2020 | Featured Articles, Scott Horton
Friends, We should be so lucky to somehow know that the government has only wasted all the money they've stolen from us over the years, rather than doing something horrible to someone with it. America's completely insane and criminal income taxation system has one...
The 2020s A Renewed Libertarian Movement
by Scott Horton | Dec 27, 2019 | Featured Articles
Can you believe it? It's been 20 years since the year 2000. 19 since George W. Bush decided to get the 21st Century off on the completely wrong foot, waging aggressive war in the name of liberty and self-government and discrediting both. But I have to admit, back then...
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A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
Free Book: An Anarchist Critique of the COVID Mandates
I’ve had the opportunity to write a short book offering what is essentially an anarchist critique of COVID mandates. This includes the accusation that states did most of the killing rather than the virus. The 123-page book, Measuring the Mandates: Questioning the...
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