Economic Freedom And Interventionism By Ludwig von Mises
These essays comprise a Mises “candy sampler,” to complement the more enduring intellectual banquet he offers in his treatises.
De-mystifying Democracy
The United States should not be fighting for a democratic Afghanistan. In fact, it should not be fighting for democracy at all–not in Afghanistan, not in China, and not even in America. Democracy and dictatorship are not rivals; they are brothers. In...Campaign Finance Reform: Wrong Target
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-Ariz., makes a lot of political hay portraying himself as the hero for campaign finance reform and against influence-peddling. He’s for restrictions on the “soft money” millions that flow into the campaign coffers of the...Trashing the Planet: How Science can Help Us Deal with Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone and Nuclear Waste (Among Other Things) by Dixy Lee Ray, with Lou Guzzo
Despite its possibly misleading title, Trashing the Planet is a tightly argued, well-written antidote to environmentalist disinformation, and a defense of reason, technology and, indirectly, capitalism.
The Source of Al Qaeda Terrorism: Saudi Arabia
The newest source of tension in the increasingly strained Saudi-American relationship is the revelation that nearly two-thirds of the 158 Al Qaeda terrorists being held at Guantanamo are citizens of Saudi Arabia. Prince Nayef, the Saudi interior minister, is demanding...Activism Alert: Campaign Finance Regulation vs. Free Speech
The House Republican leadership announced that on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 campaign finance regulation legislation will be brought to the floor for a vote. A similar bill has already passed in the Senate and if passed by the House, this legislation threatens a...The Doomsday Myth by Charles Maurice and Charles Smithson
Every page of this book stands as a decisive refutation of the “Club of Rome” and “Limits to Growth” schools of Malthusian economics.
