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But by making both production more expensive for everyone, you undermine what would have been a shift in patronage.

When it comes to Frederic Bastiat, one cannot review a collection of his writings without leaving on the proverbial cutting-room floor all sorts of valuable insights.

Though the world may feel turbulent at times with all of the natural disasters and political unrest, the truth is every decade has ups and downs

Poverty is really about a shortage of rights and freedoms and the institutions that emerge as a result.

A policy that gives bureaucrats a license to steal.

In 2011, a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Gang Threat Assessment labeled the Juggalos as “a loosely-organized hybrid gang, rapidly expanding into many U.S. communities."

Adult Swim on the Green is a marketing goldmine, with untold potential for connecting with fans.

Despite Spain's insistence that the referendum is illegal, they should let the Catalans have it anyway.

Beware those who claim to save from your oppressors. They might be as bad or worse.

The FDA monopoly on drug approval costs too much in time, money, and lives. There is a better way.

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A failure to distinguish between inequality and poverty can lead to problematic policy conclusions.

The freedom to choose where and how we spend our time is something most adults take for granted, and it's vital for children.

No one knows for sure where it is all headed but this much we do know: there is no going back.

Future milestones in black entertainment will absolutely need dynamic cinema.

Think of the tragedy of the commons the next time you are tempted to take the last donut.

The future of American medicine, for practitioners and patients, hangs in the balance.

We find in our favorite crime fighting characters, the relentless search for truth and justice.

Those of us with gray hair have seen the amazing developments produced by the private sector.

Antitrust laws in the EU stifle competition and innovation, and the Google ruling is a perfect example of this.

Just as previous technological advances have led to more and more varied career options, so with modern forms of automation and artificial intelligence.

You might be living a lie because you think it is better than facing the wrath of your followers.

Will we be so lucky the next time this happens?

Toshio Murata: Japan’s Voice for Free Markets

The Jason Stockley verdict only highlights the problems we have with policing the police.

Georgia Tech is a tight-knit community, accustomed to solving hard problems in productive ways, and we will continue to do that.

Today the farce being played out in the United States is plain for all who care to witness it.

The Libertarian Party in Russia is beating Putin’s party on the local level.

Why I'm gradually replacing all my glassware with plastic.

Kalief’s story is changing more than hearts and minds; it’s changing the entire system. But it shouldn’t have had to happen this way.

Hearing such grumbling is a sure sign that a killer innovation is upon us.

Snap what you see with these spectacular specs.

We have seen dramatic changes in poverty in recent decades.

Power, and the desire for more, is always corruptive, as illustrated by the life of Gaius Marius.

The future of freedom and liberty depends on our ability to convey the immeasurable benefit of freedom.

There are some realities about economics and prices that not even hurricanes can blow away.

My family tried raising rabbits to deal with the economic disaster that is socialism and it didn’t work for us either.

Basically, the bureaucrats created an illegal slush fund, and then used the money illegally.

Basing one's morality around legality is no way to live.

Protectionism is a losing proposition, especially after a disaster.

An in-depth look at the criticisms of Nancy MacLean's book about James Buchanan

Our lack of Constitutional knowledge means that believing in protecting the rights of minorities does not actually protect them when they are outvoted.

During these times, immigration will relieve pressure on the market for lower-skilled labor.

there are many passages in Walden that reveal that his essential anarchism is as strong as ever.

'Liberalism' has become one of the most widely misused words in the American political lexicon.

Thoreau was referring to the phrase as an existing motto and suggesting a revision to it that goes considerably further.

To be handed an arbitrary citation is one thing, but to have your cash simply snatched by an officer of the law is especially egregious.

When people build their own community, there's no need for government to do anything about it.

Academic merits indicate a level of performance within the classroom, but they don't necessarily indicate value beyond the classroom.