The Rise of the “Takings” Clause, Part One
While the “takings” clause does not actually protect the right to property, it often serves as an effective deterrent.
John McCain’s Deadly Moral Code
John McCain is not shy about expressing his moral vision for America. When he officially announced his candidacy, he said, “I run for president because I want the next generation of Americans to know the sense of pride and purpose of serving a cause greater than...A Green Dictatorship: Ralph Nader’s Vision for America
Green Party presidential candidate and “consumer advocate” Ralph Nader wants to “reform” America. In the past Nader has called for “free” education, advocated “free”, and “universal” healthcare, and attacked...Isn’t Zoning Necessary to Prevent Nuisances? (Part 2)
The proponents of zoning claim that such initiation of force is necessary against developers to prevent the occurrence of nuisances.A “nuisance” is defined as the effect from an activity on others which unreasonably interferes with another’s lawful...Discovery, Capitalism and Distributive Justice by Israel M. Kirzner
The heart of Professor Kirzner’s argument is that every discovery of a new opportunity is the appropriation of that which had not existed before a human mind had seen the potential in that object. And, hence, the profit earned by bringing that opportunity into existence justly belongs to the creator and discoverer.
The Environmentalist Crusade Against Progress and Technology Aims at Making Man’s Life a Hell on Earth
We are fortunate enough to live in the US at the beginning of the 21st century and enjoy all the benefits of modern science and technology. Human life is now longer, healthier and richer than ever before. But not everybody is happy about it. Some people would rather...The Evils of Zoning: Subjecting Landowners to Arbitrary Whim
Real estate developers have good reason to feel cannibalized when they attempt to develop something today.Building permits for their projects are often exceedingly difficult to secure, requiring thousands of dollars in architect’s and attorney’s fees, and...Colin Powell: A Future Speaker for the Democratic Convention?
On Monday night on the last day of July 2000, Colin Powell gave a truly awful speech at the Republican convention. It appears that he intends to move the Republican party even further away from individual rights and freedom and closer towards collectivism and...The Republican Convention Will Spotlight Statism
“What these individual agendas show is the same utter contempt both men have for freedom and the individual,” said Bernstein.
CAPITALISM REVIEW
- Birds of a Collectivist Feather Flock Together
- Say Yes To Data Centers
- Verifying Universal Mail In Ballots
- Chip Joyce: Fauci Document Archive
- George Reisman: Western civilization is open to everyone
- Tracinski Loses Congressional Bid in Virginia
- Minnesota ICE Resistance: Creating a powder keg of citizen vs. federal law enforcement
- Shooting of Renee Good: Irresponsible to Immediately Proclaim This a Murder
- America Last: Fuentes’s Prime Supporters are Foreign Bots That Boost His Influence
- America is Not Fundamentally a Christian Nation
- “Warm Collectivism” vs. “Frigid” Individualism
- CNN Scott Jennings on the “epidemic of political vigilantism”