Historically “liberalism” originally meant, and continues to mean for some, individual freedom, private property, free enterprise and impartial rule of law under constitutionally limited government.
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The Mystique of State Power
Governments and ideological movements, Rougier explained, wrap themselves in “mystiques” that serve as the rationales for claims to an ethical and legal right to rule.
Only Capitalism Can End The Racism of “Identity Politics”
The change from social attitudes and political systems of collectivism to that of ones more “individualistic” began in “the West,” in Europe and then North America.
The “White Privilege” Scam: A Formula for Injustice
The concept of white privilege is an invitation to the violation of the rights of whites to the same extent that the rights of blacks have been violated.
The Enemy Within
The enemy within is a person who accepts a particular political philosophy. It is “within” because it’s a false premise embedded in his mind and held either consciously or subconsciously. This false premise motivates his every thought and action. It is basic to his...
Immigration is a Moral Issue
In the name of individual rights, we should dismantle the entire bureaucracy of immigration restrictions
America Does Not Need Socialism, But More Laissez-Faire Capitalism
The program for a socialist America shows the intellectual bankruptcy of those on “the left.”
Trump and The GOP Support The Socialist Principles Underlying Obamacare
ObamaCare is succeeding, because its goal is a single-pay state monopoly in medicine; the failure it’s causing in America’s health insurance market is simply a means to that end.
Why Republicans Failed to Repeal Obamacare
Republican Senators have clearly demonstrated that, without the correct principles, there is no basis for health care policy.
The Anti-Capitalist Attack on Freedom of Thought, Speech, and Association
The assertion and repetition of “white privilege,” “the one percent,” “social justice,” “racist,” “gay-basher,” “LGBT-hater,” “gender insensitivity,” etc., have had numbing effects on private and public discourse.
Freedom and the Fear of Self-Responsibility
“Socialism, or the reliance on the state for help, stands in antagonism to self-help, or the activity of the individual.”
Seven Steps to Cure ObamaCare
Restoring Americans’ right to choose their own health care, including the freedom to choose whether and how much to buy, and how to finance, insure and use, means first liberating Americans from ObamaCare.
Global Corruption and the Role of Government
The corruption of government officials seems to be as old as recorded history.
Society Is Not a Family, Government Is Not a Parent
The fact is, “society” is ultimately made up of individuals who, over centuries of slow and truly enlightened thought and controversy, have come to be considered to possess certain inherent and unalienable rights to life, liberty, and honestly acquired property under an appropriate system of an impartial and unbiased rule of law.
A Declaration of Independence from Bad Government
Never before in history had a people declared and then established a government based on the principles of the individual’s right to his life, liberty, and property.
America’s White-Washing of Saudi Arabia Betrays Capitalist Values and Enables a Statist Regime
For years, the U.S. has embraced Saudi Arabia as an ally, but at the deepest level, Saudi Arabia is hostile to our ideal of individual rights.
Politicians are in “Crisis,” Not the Ordinary American
Outside the Washington Beltway, Life Goes on Very Normally
The Facts About Corporate Taxation
Taxing corporate income doesn’t benefit but hurts workers while discouraging investment.
‘Tax Cuts for the Rich’?
One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having been disproved years ago, or even generations ago.
Tax Cuts and Big Government Spending: An Analysis of Trump’s Plan
Unlike most prior tax cuts, the Trump version does not even make any attempt to balance the cuts with corresponding cuts in government spending.
Trumpcare Suffers From The Same Problems as Obamacare
The effect of this law, were it actually enacted, would be the death of the health insurance industry.
Immigration, Islamism, and The Nature of Individual Rights
Do all people have a right to immigrate to the U.S.?
Why Do People Fear Capitalism?
We have nothing to fear from capitalism and much to gain: the win-win situation of free trade with others, with flourishing for all, according to ability, effort and productivity.
Charity is in America’s DNA
What to Do About Obamacare and the Uninsurable? Free Markets and Charity!
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