Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?
Is it possible to envision Rome experiencing an industrial revolution?
Canada’s Government-Run Health Care System Crumbled under COVID-19
As for Medicare for All, the COVID-19 crisis in Canada has shown the brutal consequences of government-run health care: shortages just when you need care the most.
A Free-Market Capitalism Agenda for Post-Coronavirus Recovery
The collectivism virus need not destroy us, if we immunize ourselves with the philosophy of liberty and market liberalism. What we need is herd immunity, but that requires as many of us as possible to spread the ideas of freedom to as many of our fellow citizens as is possible.
Why “Operation Warp Speed” Could Be Deadly
The last time government sought a “warp speed” vaccine, dead and paralyzed vaccine recipients were the tragic consequences.
On The Pros and Cons of Banning Plastic Bags
Politicians “looking for something to do” like banning plastic bags routinely do more harm than good.
Karl Marx and the Communist Revolution
Marx’s critique of capitalism and capitalist society has shaped much of the social thinking in Western countries that led to the welfare state and extensive government intervention into economic affairs.
The Nation’s Education Report Card
Today, unfortunately, we’ve replaced practices that work with practices that sound good and caring, and we’re witnessing the results.
COVID-19 Pandemic Wake-Up Call: Business Needs a Moral Defense
The COVID-19 pandemic may help by bringing a clearer understanding why business needs a moral defense from its leaders and that such defense must be based on the principle of individual rights.
The Fallacy of “We”
The “we fallacy” is ubiquitous, especially among professors, politicians, policy wonks, and pundits. The fallacy of “we” is a form of the fallacy argumentum ad populum or “appeal to the people,” to “popular opinion.”
