The failure to distinguish between economic power and political power leads people to believe that large corporations have grown through coercion.
POLITICS
“New Right” vs. Free-Markets and Capitalism
The “New Right” faction argues for increased government intervention in the economy, protectionist measures, and the strengthening of monopoly labor unions.
The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary Revisited
Typhoid was ultimately conquered not by jails but by sanitation, hygiene, and antibiotics.
The Myth of the Free-Market US Health Sector
Conti, Frank, and Cutler shatter the common myths that the United States has “largely unregulated prices” for medical care or is “one of the only developed countries where health care is left mostly to the free market.”
To Reduce Political Violence, Fight Statism
This politicization of personal choice is the essence of statism. In “The Roots of War,” Ayn Rand explained statism’s results: “The degree of statism in a country’s political system, is the degree to which it breaks up the country into rival gangs and sets men against one another.”
JD Vance’s Healthcare Record Should Give Republicans Pause
Former president Donald Trump is pitching himself to voters as the antidote to the Biden administration’s inflationary policies. That will require ditching the interventionism his running mate has previously championed.
Prisoner Exchanges Between the United States and a Tyranny Like Russia are Asymmetrical
Russia and other tyrannies can take hostages whenever they choose to and use them as bargaining chips.
Why Government Should Leave Oil and Gas Mergers Alone
O&G mergers are good for America because they increase domestic production, which makes oil cheaper and increases our national security. Government should get out of the way immediately.
50 Common Fallacies About American Health Care
Virtually all discussion of health care policy today avoids explicit reference to underlying principles.
How Medicare Reduces Quality and Access To High Quality Medicalcare
Declining reimbursement rates, on top of losses in purchasing power, result in reduced access to care, as some physicians have limited the number of Medicare patients they accept or have stopped accepting new Medicare patients altogether.
“Trump is a Hitler-Level Threat To Democracy”: On Civil Discourse and Political Reality
The idea that any one candidate is a threat to democracy is ridiculous, and anyone making such claims was never taught about our Constitution and the checks and balances within our three co-equal branches of government.
Trump’s Proposal To Replace The Federal Income Tax with Tariffs
If Trump’s goal is simply to eliminate the federal income tax, then he should advocate for doing that and only that.
You Keep Using the Term ‘Authoritarian’
There is nothing in the Constitution about a vast army of bureaucrats who rule behind the scenes that is in no way reachable or manageable by elected representatives.
Trump Gag Order Violates Your Freedom of Speech
Mr. Trump isn’t the only victim of this ill-advised gag order. It violates your First Amendment rights and mine as well.
Obliterating “The Deep State”: Trump’s “Schedule F” Won’t Cut It
To reduce the administrative state, Congress would need to unwind or revise many of the interventionist statutes it has passed over the decades.
Biden’s Protectionism Isn’t “All About National Defense”
Biden’s protectionism is overwhelmingly and above all about expanding and cementing his political support by creating rents for special-interest groups.
The Lockdown Caste System
Like Black Lives Matter, the Democratic Party enjoyed an exemption from the lockdown measures.
What Really Happened: Lockdown until Vaccination
The goal of all of it was to keep natural immunity from ruining the chance for the mRNA shots to save the day.
Less Than 50% of Democrats Have a Positive View of Capitalism
To understand these negative views and pessimistic attitudes, we have to first ask, what do these young people think “capitalism” means?
Are the Democrats betraying Israel?
Both Biden and his predecessor, President Barack Obama, promised that they had Israel’s back, but it now appears that they are painting a target on its back at a time of its greatest vulnerability.
Drawing The Line Between A Pro-Hamas Protestor And A Terrorist
Most of those who today support and admire Hamas will not cross the line from advocacy to terrorism, but some likely will.
The Justice of an All-Volunteer Military
The most equitable and just sharing of the burden of America’s military is assured by its all-volunteer nature, and that conscription would be inequitable and unjust.
The Single Greatest Obstacle to Health Care Quality
When government asserts control over your health care, it creates opportunities for low‐quality providers to lobby for subsidies and regulations that protect them from competition from high‐quality producers.
The Free-Market vs. The Morality of Altruism
The Democrats are following through on the dictates of altruism. The Republicans are balking at what altruism demands without challenging the basic premise.
Covid-19 Lockdowns: Four Years Ago This Week, Freedom Was Torched
Seemingly out of nowhere, people who the public had largely ignored, the public health bureaucrats, all united to tell the executives in charge – mayors, governors, and the president – that the only way to deal with a respiratory virus was to scrap freedom and the Bill of Rights.
Canadians Should Embrace Private For Profit Health Care
Why should Canadians embrace private health care as a moral alternative to medicare, as citizens of most other countries do?
Philosophical Detection: Diversity Demands for Hiring and Public Attacks on Minorities
Both actually stem from the same root: racism.
Contagion of Cowardice
Going against the grain and daring to stand up for truth in a time of totalitarianism is exceedingly dangerous.
Proud to Pay More is Proud to Make Others Pay Most of the Tab
A group including about 250 million- and billionaires calling themselves Proud to Pay More (P2PM) advocated the imposition of wealth taxes in an open letter to the “luminaries” meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
A 2024 Mid-Priced Automobile Sells for the Same $300 Price Paid for a Model T Ford in 1924
Today, the price of a paper dollar is just one gold cent.
The So-Called International Court of Justice Deserves No Respect Until It Addresses Hamas War Crimes
International law, and especially the law of war, is largely an academic enterprise. Enforced mechanisms are entirely political and not deserving of the respect accorded real judges.
Biden’s New Plan Threatens Health Coverage for More than Half a Million People
Biden’s proposal would eliminate consumer protections, throw sick patients out of their health insurance, and leave them to face sky-high medical bills without insurance for up to one year.
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