Arrest of Telegram Creator Pavel Durov and The Global Assault Against Freedom of Speech
Pavel Durov, who in 2014 fled Russia after the Kremlin “tightened its grip over the Internet” — only to find himself a prisoner in the West a decade later.
Keep Leonard Peikoff Free
Protect Leonard Peikoff From Conservatorship In California: An Open Letter From Dr. Leonard Peikoff
Free Market Fundamentals and NatCon Inconsistencies
Endorsing individuals’ freedom to trade with foreigners is simply of a piece with the more general endorsement of individuals’ freedom to trade with whomever they please, whether fellow citizens or not. The protectionist position, in contrast, invariably relies upon arbitrary distinctions that ensnare protectionists in intellectual and ethical inconsistencies.
“New Right” vs. Free-Markets and Capitalism
The “New Right” faction argues for increased government intervention in the economy, protectionist measures, and the strengthening of monopoly labor unions.
What Americans Can Learn From Venezuela’s Crackdown on ‘Price Gougers’
Ten years ago, Venezuela set out on a path to economic ruin and grave shortages of basic consumer goods, because of price controls on groceries and other products. Is the US really going to travel on the same road?
Trade Deficits Don’t Really Matter
Free nations as such don’t gain or lose from trade; only individual traders do.
Free Markets Help Workers Flourish
The fundamental principle that we need to recognize to help all workers flourish, ignored by most labor unions and governments alike, is freedom.
What Is Going on in America’s Federal Bureaucracy?
With an ideal president and legislature, we would pursue something like what is going on in Argentina today. Whole agencies need to be deleted entirely from the federal budget.
The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary Revisited
Typhoid was ultimately conquered not by jails but by sanitation, hygiene, and antibiotics.
