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Was Friedman intellectually honest about the cause of the Great Depression?

Young people are fascinated by markets in which they can actually participate

Google has labeled itself as an organization committed to protecting diversity on all fronts. However, this commitment to all things diverse seems does not seem to hold true in practice.

For French law students, the dwarf-throwing court case is an amusing anecdote, lightening the mood in a crowded lecture hall. However, Morsang-sur-Orge 1995 has also become essential jurisprudence when it comes to the concept of self-ownership, by basically, denying that it exists.

“Chaos isn’t a pit, chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, are given a chance to climb. They refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."

Kids should not be denied access to explore all human knowledge

Nuclear threats are incompatible with humane ideals

The trend away from freedom back to paternalism is decreasing individuals power

As even neophytes know, and senators should know, much depends on how a survey question is asked. Republicans do need to be more skeptical of poll results generated by generally hostile organizations.

Some Catholics seem desperate to prove that old Vatican statements affirming that it is good to persecute “heretics” still are binding.

Oscar Wilde's play is hilarious but serious social commentary

Summer is a great time to catch up on the classics – and to reread your favorites with a new perspective.

Corruption touches every corner of the Earth but there's a way to lessen its prevalence.

The erroneous holding of Plessy permitted states to require separate facilities in public accommodations and other public institutions, such as schools. Afterward the language of “separate but equal” became a widespread justification for discriminatory practices. Justice Harlan stated that the Constitution was “colorblind” and as such, could not permit legal distinctions based on race.

What could General Electric and the Environmental Defense Fund possibly have in common?

"Design for interaction" may become a new specialization.

Consent is far more inclusive than is the consent of a mere majority.

Without the freedom to block users from our posts, social media would be a free-for-all of trolling without any recourse.

And there is an amazing guide to revealing the truth about it.

Both directly or indirectly, the AMA also controls the prices paid to physicians, the licensing of physicians, the accreditation of medical schools, admittance into medical schools, and the payment policies of insurance companies. The AMA runs on membership fees, and its mission is protecting the interests of current doctors, not the American public.

A small amount of energy development in one area can help provide environmental benefits elsewhere.

The growth of the sharing economy will enable us to do far more with far less.

Access to cloud computing is becoming like electricity or water – one of the basic prerequisites for a functioning modern economy.

Withholding dramatically changed the psychology of paying taxes.

It was the brainchild of a trucker, an entrepreneur called Malcolm McLean.

Changes are happening every day that have global ramifications, all of which are happening without permission by governments, and often in spite of governments’ supposed authority to control other people. That is truly awesome.

Our goals for the kids are just things that have been taught for thousands of years without any state-run education.

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More human rights abuses at the hands of a dictator

This is not a crisis. It's actually great news

The current model for delivering healthcare is unsustainable and rapidly headed for the dreaded “death spiral."

When the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics heard about the Licata case, he knew it was the break he'd been waiting for.

Government isn't doing much, so at least policy is not getting worse faster.

Use these stickers of your favorite liberty heroes in your next SMS exchange.

What if the Ministry of Magic just let people be free to do what they want, and wizards and Muggles lived together openly?

I want it to let them discriminate in the open. This way, we know exactly where not to do business.

Maybe if we let them read for pleasure once in a while they wouldn't hate doing it.

If we used Bitcoin, the entire transaction would be safely done in one minute. Imagine if the entire financial sector did that.

Silicon Valley started out making guidance systems for missiles for the Defense Department.

As the family sat quarantined in their own living room while the police searched through their most private and intimate belongings, Bob’s wife Addie had a terrible thought: This must have something to do with the family’s tomato garden.

Bullying occurs because kids have no power to change their school environments.

Bastiat recognized the greatest single threat to liberty is government.

Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola's strange brew of dialectical apocalypticism, violent misogyny, Jew hating, and longing for global war.

These kinds of regulations impede entrepreneurship and teach the wrong lessons to our kids.

What are the best and worst case scenarios for UBI?

If they were going to compete, they needed an edge. They needed the legendary Barbary ostrich.

1. Angela Merkel is set to dominate once again.

Start your day with good habits that will beget more good habits.

A review of How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance

The difference is the institutional setting.