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Scandal Doesn't Entitle the IRS to a Bigger Budget
Law-breaking shouldn't be rewarded with bigger budgets.
The Postal Service Is the Problem, Not Amazon
USPS is in financial turmoil due to the agency's internal mismanagement and bloated bureaucracy.
Freedom Necessarily Includes the Freedom to Act Self-Destructively
The state has no more right to tell me what I can put into my body than it does to tell me what can come out of my mouth.
Insane Homeland Security Spending Doesn't Make Us Safer
What does the US have to show for spending billions on Homeland Security anti-terrorism?
How Teaching Interferes with Learning
John Holt's "How Children Learn" is still as relevant as ever.
In Catalonia, Let Seceders Secede and Remainers Remain
Enclavization can facilitate voluntary separation as well as reduce tensions within the newly established Catalan State.
I May Be a Radical, But I'm Definitely Not a Utopian
I don't have a grand, sweeping plan. I just want peace.
Expanding Medicaid Won't Save Obamacare
The lack of free-market ingenuity is nothing short of heart-breaking.
With Government, the Slope Is, in Fact, Slippery
The Masterpiece Cakeshop case forces us to ask just how far we want anti-discrimination laws to go.
The Cure for Toxic Masculinity Is Real Masculinity
Don’t ask us not to be men. Ask us to be real men.
Privatization Should Be Everyone's Priority
It's a childish overstatement to say that only the rich benefit from privatization.
Your New Year’s Resolutions Fail Because You're Not Listening
If you are like me, you’ve resolved to make changes in your life only to experience the frustration of sliding back into old habits.
2018's New Minimum Wages Come with a Cost
At best, the minimum wage transfers money from one group to another with no net gain.
Portals of Chaos: A New Year’s Reflection
How to ward off the flood.
Bike Taxi Bans in India Are Bad for Everyone
I took a Rapido to work today, and now I want the government to legalize bike taxis.
High Speed Broadband Is Not a Human Right
Broadband build-out into high cost areas is based almost entirely on artificial demand.
Sanctions on Russia Are Worse than Useless
If sanctions fail to fulfill their main goal and create perverse consequences, why are they still in place?
The Case against "Parenting"
Young children learn by watching, listening, and manipulating objects.
The Wealth Gap Isn't a Crisis, It's a Good Sign
When authorities attempt to equalize outcomes, they inadvertently create a permanent underclass.
China's Poverty Is Dropping At an Unprecedented Rate
At the root of this growth and prosperity is not some monolithic outsourcing machine, it is a boom in entrepreneurship.
Swiss Students Are Fighting Back Against Unfair TV Fees
$456 is the annual fee that consumers are required to pay, regardless if they want state-run TV and radio channels or not.
Is There a Link between ADHD and Creative Thinking?
ADHD symptoms correspond with improved performance on tasks that involve divergent, or “out-of-the-box” thinking.
Being Greedy Won't Make You a Multi-Millionaire
Business activities are neither inherently soulless nor inherently greedy.
You Can't Regulate Away Crony Capitalism
Increasing the scope of government over business accelerates the problem of crony capitalism.
How Can You "Give Back" Something that Wasn't First Taken?
Creating and producing are not theft.
Knowing Their Harm, Politicians Still Push for Minimum Wages
We have minimum wage hikes for the same reason we have rent control, protectionism, and thousands of other destructive policies.
The World Isn't Fiat Anymore
Just because Bitcoin is decentralized, that doesn’t mean it’s not regulated. It’s just not regulated by a central bank or government.
Renaissance Italy Presents a Strong Case for Decentralization
Common wisdom tells us that without a clear leader and monopoly on force, chaos reigns until a new order is established.
11 Essential Practices to Keep Your Bitcoin Safe
Some early adopters set up so many security measures that they locked themselves out of their Bitcoin.
To Accelerate Your Career, Form a Mastermind Group
A mastermind is one of the most beneficial things you can add to your life.
If You Don’t Trust People, Then You Shouldn’t Trust Politics
If people can’t be trusted to make their own decisions, why would those same people be trusted to make decisions for the rest of us?
Real Heroes in Venezuela Fight for Liberty
When the regime declared war on freedom, these heroes were among the many who pushed back.
The UN Cuts Are a Step in the Right Direction
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the Trump Administration does the right thing and puts the UN on a diet.
Toward a Theory of Peace
Peace is entailed in the right to life, which is entailed in true freedom.
Justice and Liberty Have No Better Spokesman than Cicero
Cicero merits renewed attention.
You Bought Bitcoin. Now What?
There is an ecosystem of software and hardware solutions to store Bitcoin safely, both for individuals and institutions.
Involving Government in the Loot Box Outrage Is a Bad Move
Gamers should be cautioned not to get into bed with legislators.
Actually, Things Are Kind of Amazing
Despite many people huffing that, "2017 was the literal worst," life conditions are better than they have ever been in the history of humanity.
The Fed Desperately Needs to Diet in the New Year
The Fed has to begin cutting the fat off its balance sheet.
No, Tax Cuts Don't Kill People
No one’s going to die just because the individual mandate gets repealed.
Peace Is the Keystone of Liberty
War is the master key of the State.
True Justice Is Restitution, Not Punishment
A legal system designed to protect individual rights will rest heavily on restitution for victims.
Don't Be Ashamed, Regifting is Good Economics
With a healthy regifting economy, gifts flow to their most efficient uses.
How Progressives Cling to the Past
Progressivism claims to be forward-looking, but it is actually rooted in the distant past.
2017 Was a Year of Amazing Advances for Humanity
A potential cure for cancer could be ready as early as next year.
The Christmas Truce of World War I
For a tragically short time, the Spirit of the Prince of Peace drowned out the murderous demands of the State.
I Experienced the Divine on Christmas Day
It was Christmas Day, which is a rather good day for dwelling on thoughts of the Divine.
America’s Great Depression and Austrian Business Cycle Theory
The capitalist system is a great engine of human prosperity.
The Puritans Started the War on Christmas Centuries Ago
The original War on Christmas teaches us the heavy price we pay for defaulting in our duty to be merry.
San Francisco Outlaws Santa’s Little Robots
Imagine the lost opportunities if years ago regulators had insisted that roads were for horses, not cars.
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