by Institute for Justice | Jan 7, 2013 | POLITICS
“The Constitution provides protections for people like the Helvenstons who want to use their property in a peaceful, productive manner without arbitrary intrusion by the government,” said Ari Bargil, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, a public interest civil liberties law firm. “The City of Orlando is violating this most basic of rights by insisting that the Helvenstons destroy their vegetable garden or face severe fines.”
by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 5, 2013 | Guns
The arguments for gun control or gun confiscation basically boil down to this: “If guns were illegal, they would not be available. If they weren’t available, people like that crazy killer in Connecticut would not be able to use them.” This assumes...
by Adam Mossoff | Jan 5, 2013 | Intellectual Property
This oft-made contrast by libertarians between so-called “common law property in land” versus “statutory IP” is a myth that has no basis in the reality of how common law property rights in land evolved in England and then in the United States of America.
by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 3, 2013 | POLITICS
Politicians of both parties are doing what they do best: Congratulating themselves on their achievement (at least temporarily) to break “gridlock” in the Senate and move a fiscal bill forward that satisfies both parties. The nation’s court jester, Joe Biden, claims...
by John Allison | Jan 3, 2013 | POLITICS
How can government policy contribute to the kind of environment in which human productivity is maximized and in which individuals can pursue their personal happiness?
by John Allison | Jan 3, 2013 | Business
In the long term, we cannot consume more than we produce.
by Peter Schiff | Jan 3, 2013 | POLITICS
With the possible exception of the New York Times’ editorial board (and the cast of The Jersey Shore), everyone on the planet understood that the United States Government needs to cut spending, increase taxes, or both. Instead, after months of political...
by Brian Phillips | Jan 2, 2013 | Welfare
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is altruism. According to altruism, we have a moral duty to serve others....
by Walter Williams | Jan 1, 2013 | POLITICS
The problem our nation faces is very much like a marriage in which one partner has an established pattern of ignoring and breaking the marital vows.
