Private Mail Companies Deliver
We are often told that government must provide certain vital services, such as education, roads, and mail delivery. History provides a very different lesson.
Regulations Punish the Virtuous
We are often told that government regulations are necessary to protect consumers from unscrupulous businesses: The only thing worse than regulations is the absence of them. Without government regulation, how can you know if food, water, medicine, everything you use in...CON Job: State “Certificate of Necessity” Laws Protect Firms, not Consumers
CON laws are explicitly designed to restrict competition and boost the prices that established companies can charge.
Big Bullies: Obamaism and Liberalism
President Barack Obama is a “bully” for trying to shove his healthcare reform law down Americans’ throats and for trying to intimidate the Supreme Court into upholding the law, says staunch conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. Obama, with his inexperience, wants to...The Tea Party and Individual Rights
If the Tea Party wants to have a long-term impact on American politics, it must embrace and defend individual rights.
BRICS Summit: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
Last week, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met in New Delhi for their fourth annual “BRICS” summit. The meeting brought together five countries that together represent 43 percent of the world’s population and 18 percent...“We Are Giving You a Boatload of Money”
Obama caused quite a stir recently when he implied that the Supreme Court really has no business striking down a law it considers unconstitutional. Obviously, he has nothing to fear from Elena Kagan.
The State and 100 Percent Reserve Banking
Free bankers have been fighting a war on two fronts. On one they face champions of central banking and managed money. On the other they struggle against advocates of 100-percent reserve banking.
