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The Libertarian Roots of Feminism
The fact is feminism is a libertarian movement.
Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Loaded With Corporate Welfare
President Biden's plan would be a burden on the economy and reduce prosperity over the long run.
California Moves to Ban Fracking—as Gas Prices Hit 3-Year High
California’s proposed ban on fracking comes as global demand for energy is increasing.
Why the Captain of the Ever Given Should Get a Medal
If protectionists were consistent, they should be lauding the captain of the Ever Given for his ability to disrupt trade.
Jeff Bezos Just Endorsed Corporate Tax Hikes. Here’s Why Amazon’s Support Should Be a Giant Red Flag
When Big Business comes together to collude with Big Government, it usually means everyday people are about to get ripped off.
Free People Require Free Movement
‘Vaccine passports’ are the latest in a long line of unusual terms we’ve all become familiar with over the past year. Here’s why they’re problematic.
The Conservative Case for Cryptocurrency
This isn’t investment advice. It’s a warning.
California’s Largest Teachers Union Wins Subsidized Child Care Ahead of Reopening
The demand by the Los Angeles teachers union to supply teachers with taxpayer-funded child care subsidies is part of an ongoing effort by unions to influence public policy.
Texas Has Fewer COVID Cases Than Michigan—Despite Nearly 20M More People and No Restrictions
In Texas, COVID cases continue to fall. Meanwhile, many other states are fighting a resurgence of the virus despite state attempts to tame it.
Why Andrew Cuomo’s Cover-Up Scandal Isn’t Just a Case of One Bad Apple
Governor Cuomo’s part in hiding nursing home data is execrable, but one key principle of economics explains why it isn’t surprising.
Marijuana Legalization Has 3 Life-Saving Public Health Benefits, New Study Finds
Abandoning the failed war on marijuana would literally have life-saving results.
Biden Is Covering Up True Price Tag of Infrastructure Plan, Experts Warn
Biden is trying to slip thousands extra out of the average federal taxpayer’s pocket without them noticing.
How One Federal ‘Stimulus’ Program is Crippling Small Businesses and Boosting Monopolies
Here’s why restaurants and other small businesses are struggling to hire.
Why the Push Is on to Make Pandemic Life 'Permanent'
COVID-19 is new. But the reaction to the crisis is starting to look familiar.
Susanna M. Salter: The First Woman Mayor
Though largely forgotten today outside of Kansas, Susanna M. Salter helped women break the political glass ceiling.
3 Post-War Innovations That Liberated Women
Capitalism has allowed women to avoid many obstacles to prosperity and created far more equality than there’s ever been.
4 Reasons Gun Control Can’t Solve America’s Violence Problem
These 4 underlying sociological problems, not guns, are the key drivers of American violence.
That Ship That Blocked the Suez Did What Tariffs Do Every Day
The Ever Given may have been pretty stuck, but many other trade barriers remain far more entrenched.
3 Reasons Unionizing Will Actually Hurt Amazon Workers
Amazon workers should learn these 3 things from the troubled history of past unionization efforts.
Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID, Even Though They Are the Least at Risk
Nearly half of Americans between 18 and 34 are concerned about returning to a normal social life after the pandemic, a new YouGov poll found.
American Farmers Shouldn’t Need Permission from the US Army to Grow Crops
Harming farmers’ ability to produce food surplus harms all of us.
9 Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Spending in Biden’s $2 Trillion ‘Infrastructure’ Proposal
Just roughly one-third of the money goes to the kinds of spending people would usually associate with infrastructure.
Millions of DoorDash Customers Hit with ‘Regulatory Response Fees’ After New Laws Totally Backfire
Congratulations! The government helped so much that ordering your dinner now costs 10 percent more.
Breonna Taylor and the Struggle for Meaningful Police Reform
A recent Data for Progress survey found 60 percent of Americans believe no-knock warrants are dangerous. Elected officials should listen.
New Census Data Show Homeschooling Tripled During the Pandemic—And One Key Group is Driving the Surge
Once they experience the full freedom and flexibility of homeschooling, many parents and children won’t ever want to return to a coercive classroom.
Historic Figures Who Recognized That Speech Is Freedom’s First Line of Defense
Restriction of free thought and free speech might be the most dangerous of all subversions.
Why Millennials’ DIY Approach to Finances Has so Much Upside
Millennials are helping us rediscover an important lesson about modern life.
Texas Hits Record Low COVID Cases, 3 Weeks After Lifting All Pandemic Restrictions
Texas’s low COVID numbers are encouraging, but they are not unique.
Free States Faring Far Better Than Lockdown States in One Huge Way, New Data Show
The results are in—and they overwhelmingly vindicate the free states over the authoritarian experiments.
The Moment Rose Wilder Lane’s Faith in Communism Was Pierced
Rose Wilder Lane’s experience with the reality of Russian socialism has brought many to see the paramount importance of freedom.
How Not to Be Owned
Leonard Read saw how rare freedom was in human history. In his 1974 work "Having My Way," he explained the key to preserving self-ownership.
Why the Biden Administration Fired Staffers Over Smoking Pot But Let Kamala Harris Get Away With It
Under drug criminalization, elites often get away with the same behavior that earns disadvantaged people harsh punishments.
Gender Inequality Isn't the Problem With the Draft
While draft registration does involve unequal treatment of men and women, the larger issue is Selective Service registration itself.
The Triumph of Death: A Haunting Portrait That Reveals Humanity's Remarkable Progress
Pieter Brueghel’s masterpiece painting The Triumph of Death evoked a certain reality of the plague that many would sooner forget.
Sweden Saw Lower Mortality Rate Than Most of Europe in 2020, Despite No Lockdown
New data from Europe suggest Sweden's laissez-faire approach to the pandemic was far from catastrophic.
Latest ‘Stimulus’ Plan Could Cost Twice as Much As Expected, Report Warns
It’s a lot more money—resources we don’t have.
India Seeks to Criminalize Cryptocurrencies
India has an estimated 8 million people invested in cryptocurrencies. A blanket ban would be a very poor decision.
Biden Administration Argues for Warrantless Home Entry and Gun Seizures Before the Supreme Court a Year After Breonna Taylor’s Death
A cursory overlook of the justice system’s operations reveals that the expansion of police powers almost always impacts marginalized communities more harshly - communities the Democrats claim to stand for.
Multi-Generational Homes Are Making a Comeback. Here’s Why
While the competitive housing market could create additional headaches for some buyers a growing number of families are finding a way to beat the system: they’re moving back in together.
Jim Thompson: The Entrepreneur Who Singlehandedly Saved Thailand's Silk Industry—and Then Vanished
An American by birth, entrepreneur Jim Thompson accomplished amazing commercial feats in the silk industry largely half a world away, in Thailand. But his 1967 disappearance remains a mystery.
250 Top Business Leaders Just Warned Cuomo: NY’s Tax Hike Proposals Will Have One Huge Consequence
New York lawmakers need to realize that people respond to incentives, and that punitive taxation inevitably backfires.
New Hampshire Senate Votes against Having a State Minimum Wage
New Hampshire’s rejection of a state minimum wage comes two weeks after the Senate rejected legislation seeking to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
34 Quotes on Collectivism and Freedom from Tibor Machan
Tibor’s contributions to the freedom movement were as towering as the man himself.
Americans Are Wildly Misinformed about the Risk of Hospitalization from COVID-19, Survey Shows. Here’s Why
A recent Gallup survey found that more than one-third of Americans believe that at least half of those infected with COVID-19 require hospitalization. How did we get here?
How ‘15 Days to Slow the Spread’ Became a Year
When the only tool you have is a lockdown, everything looks like it needs to be locked down.
Pew Research: Lockdowns Prompting Devastating Levels of ‘Psychological Distress’ Among Young People
These astounding new figures offer a painful reminder of the perennial perils of tunnel-vision policymaking.
Lenin’s New Economic Policy: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Doesn't Work
What was Vladimir Lenin’s remedy for his unfolding socialist catastrophe early in 1921? Free markets.
How Economics Helped Me Understand the Evolving Music Business
For artists who’ve never had any interest in picking up an economics book, now’s the time to get interested.
Celebrating 75 Years of Faith and Hope in Liberty
As liberty represents the only hope for true civilization, continuing the mission to advance it remains the best course to sustain and enlarge its spark.
How Three Women Sought to Sway Americans Away From Socialism
The “Libertarians of ‘43” were outspoken advocates of American individualism and human ingenuity.
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