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A Celebration of Frédéric Bastiat: Free Trader, Economist, and Defender of Liberty

by Phillip Parrish | Jun 30, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles

Claude-Frédéric Bastiat was born on June 29, 1801 in Bayonne, a small port city in Southern France. At age 10, Bastiat was orphaned by his parents and based on the recognition he gets as a historical figure and economist, one might think his life ended at that point....

Lindsey Graham Offers to Investigate Russian ‘Hacking’ the Election

by Scott Horton | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog

These people never quit. The Democrats want a "9/11-style" Blue Ribbon Commission to figure it all out for us. What a new and fascinating era we're entering here: America, not as a parody, but a satire of itself.

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Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023

https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...

What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths

Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...

The Free Market Serves the Masses, Governments Commit Genocide

Amazon is simply the best store that ever existed, by far, with incredible selection and unearthly convenience. The price: cheap. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media let us socialize with our friends, comfortably meet new people, and explore even the most...

Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets

https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee

The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...

Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”

Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...

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