The most immediate effect of licensing is to restrict the number of practitioners because of the higher entry costs involved in meeting the qualifications of the activity. Some licenses, as in the cases of cosmeticians and barbers, require many months of schooling....
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...
https://youtu.be/fmh1JeGAVP0 Here’s why: almost a hundred years ago, the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises explained that socialism, even if run by benevolent despots and populated with workers willing to work for the common good, could still not match capitalism’s...
The Islamic State attacked a large refugee camp in American-controlled Syria. The battle between ISIS and Kurdish forces left four dead, including a child. The al-Hol refugee camp houses 60,000 people. While most of its inhabitants are displaced Syrians, it also...
https://youtu.be/D3uULEWAT4Y ... universal education has in fact led to a general degradation of cultural and educational standards. Murray N. Rothbard Economic Controversies, p. 566 BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/LfWU9IGvaIWk/ LBRY:...
87 Minutes Suitable for All Ages Pete invited the host of the wildly successful "School Sucks Podcast," Brett Veinotte, to come on the show. Pete asked Brett to go into the history of compulsory schooling in the US starting with the Prussian model all the way up to...
I am so proud that Sheldon Richman agreed to co-found The Libertarian Institute with me and Will Grigg back in 2016. He is one of the all time greatest and most productive libertarians, having written thousands and thousands of articles and written and edited more...
On Thad Russell's podcast, he featured a discussion between himself and Dave Smith and Nick Gillespie. Admittedly, this was a major pull, and a fantastic piece of media. Among the many great things said, Nick Gillespie commented on the libertarian commitment to end...
The House is in session Tuesday through Thursday. Among the legislation the House will consider is H.R. 1500. This bill officially changes the name of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It also lays out the...
"Logan" Eviscerates War and Demographic Planning When we first see Hugh Jackman in the new film Logan, his character is hungover and hobbling: a shambolic shadow of his former self, the slashing super-hero Jackman has played in seven films over seventeen years. The...
The government values education; in fact, they value it so much that they’re willing to go to great lengths to exercise control over curricula in every school district in every state so as to ensure that children receive the education that they deserve. That’s what...
Philip Dru interviews John Taylor Gatto about the deliberate plan to use compulsory school to create "manageable people." Mr. Gatto is a former Teacher of the Year in New York City, and is the author of "Against School," the cover article in Harper's Magazine for...
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