by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 4, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
In the terminology of Marx and Engels the words communism and socialism are synonymous. They are alternately applied without any distinction between them. The same was true for the practice of all Marxian groups and sects until 1917. The political parties of Marxism... by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein | Nov 4, 2008 | POLITICS
Alan Greenspan claims that the free market failed to prevent the financial crisis, and that he is “shocked” that his professed “free-market ideology” turned out to contain a “flaw.” But why should we take him seriously? Greenspan,... by John David Lewis | Nov 4, 2008 | Elections
One of the worst mistakes that one can make in about this election is to see the two-parties as standing for a fundamental alternative.The symptom of this is when an opponent of Party A (“don’t vote for McCain”) is accused of advocating a vote for... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 3, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
Many advocates of interventionism are bewildered when one tells them that in recommending interventionism they themselves are fostering anti-democratic and dictatorial tendencies and the establishment of totalitarian socialism. They protest that they are sincere... by Thomas A. Bowden | Nov 3, 2008 | LAW
America desperately needs a new generation of judges who understand that their function is not to uphold social opinions but to protect our rights.
by Paul Blair | Nov 3, 2008 | POLITICS
It’s been argued that if Obama wins, the left will properly once again be blamed for the failures of collectivism. This is actually an example of a broader principle, one Miss Rand identified in her essay “The Anatomy of Compromise” [1]: “When... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 2, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
NOTHING is more unpopular today than the free market economy, i.e., capitalism. Everything that is considered unsatisfactory in present-day conditions is charged to capitalism. The atheists make capitalism responsible for the survival of Christianity. But the papal... by John David Lewis | Nov 2, 2008 | POLITICS, War with Iran
The recent surge in Iraq has gotten great press lately. Clearly Iraq is calmer than it has been in years. The surge itself, some have claimed, demonstrates how the Bush administration has learned to fight such an enemy. It provides, they say, a blueprint for defeating... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 1, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
The characteristic mark of this age of dictators, wars and revolutions is its anticapitalistic bias. Most governments and political parties are eager to restrict the sphere of private initiative and free enterprise. It is an almost unchallenged dogma that capitalism...
