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MARKETS
Trump’s China Blunder
By mistaking the real nature of international trade, the costs of tariffs, the effects of currency movements, and the supposed ease with which the United States could quickly re-establish itself as a low-cost manufacturer, Trump risks shredding the safety nets that have undergirded the U.S. economy for decades and plunging us into a war we are ill-equipped to fight.
The Case for Free Trade
The fear of other people’s intelligence and ability applied to the production of goods we consume is not only profoundly wrong but also extremely dangerous.
Sacrifice, Price-Controls, and Statism vs. Self-Interest , Profit-Seeking, and Freedom
During the gasoline shortage that began in 1979, motorists were often waiting in long lines of cars at filling stations -- sometimes for hours -- in hopes of reaching the pump before the gas ran out. The ways that Ted Kennedy and Ronald Reagan proposed to deal with...
Government Created Scarcity: California’s “Affordable” Housing Problem
One of the staples of liberal hand-wringing is a need for "affordable housing." Last year, the standard liberal solution -- more government spending -- was proposed in a televised speech at the National Press Club in Washington, in a report billed as a "new vision."...
POLITICS
Life After The Coronavirus, Freedom or Despotism?
Fundamental to everything that governments have been doing is the presumption that the crisis can only be handled and solved through a comprehensive system of political command and control.
Does Stephen Hawking Owe His Life to the British NHS?
A reader in Great Britain defends national health care as follows: “The free market [under Obamacare] will still exist. We have private healthcare here as well as the National Health Service … The National Health Service does have its flaws but we probably wouldn't...
Romney, Son of Romney
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech last night at the Republican National Convention was an apt preview of his prospective presidency, which at this point – and I say this barring any major developments such as an Obama smear or Romney...
Should We License Voters?
In every state of the union, individuals are required to obtain a driver’s license in order to legally operate a motor vehicle. Further, specialized licenses are also required to operate specific types of vehicles, such as large trucks and motorcycles. To obtain such...
CULTURE
The Inca Elite and the “Communism” of the Common People
The Inca rulers imposed on almost all in society a compulsory equalitarianism in virtually all things.
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LAW
Columbine Survivor Asks the Hard Questions About Guns
It’s amazing. When Hollywood celebrities who support gun control or gun bans advocate these policies, we’re supposed to humbly and uncritically listen. Even when some celebrities, such as Rosie O’Donnell, support gun bans while claiming special exceptions for...
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SCI-TECH
A Government-Financed Mars Prize?
Replacing socialism–with another version of socialism.
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WORLD
Libya Gets Away With Terrorist Acts Against the United States
At a time when the United States of America are fighting a war against International Terrorism and Terrorist States, the last thing the country needs is the appearance of weakness or appeasement. But the settlement that is looking more and more likely between the...
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