There are just two fundamental requirements of innovation—neither of which requires taxation: reason and freedom.
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A Capitalist Solution to Finland’s Cradle To Grave Nanny State
The egalitarian ideal of minimizing inequality of income and wealth, the nanny state is unjust because it penalizes those who are productive and entrepreneurial to reward those who are not.
Acts of War in Europe: Brussels Takes Another Hit From Radical Islam
Islamic radicals are the ones who seek to take us back to another dark ages.
The Logic of Adam Smith: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
What actually makes for a more just society experiencing greater opportunity, improved conditions and rising standards of living for virtually all over the long run? In a nutshell, three words: freedom, competition and trade. These are Adam Smith’s “open sesame” to alleviate poverty, privilege, and inequity in society.
Balance of Trade: China Is Not “Killing Us” with Foreign Trade
American job losses are not the result of freer trade and an excess of imports over exports, but of government policies that prevent capital accumulation in the United States, among them policies that limit imports.
How Lithuania Helped Take Down The Soviet Union
The Lithuanians had been at the vanguard in the movement for freedom in the Soviet Union. They had elected a non-communist government in free elections, had declared their national independence from Soviet rule, and strongly affirmed their intention of reversing a half-century of socialist central planning through privatization and free market reforms.
Lifting Sanctions on Iran a Mixed Bag
From a financial perspective, the New Year has been anything but happy. As of January 20th, the S&P had fallen over 9% since the beginning of the year, to levels not seen since 2014,reflecting a loss of some $2 trillion in market value. Compounding matters was the...
Lessons from Europe on Intolerant Immigrants
Europe provides a valuable lesson for Americans — on what not to do.
Before Saying, “I Support France,” Please Read This
Unless or until you start to rethink your stance, you have no business expressing compassion towards the victims of people in attacks whose perpetrators – knowingly or not – you aid and support via your positions.
Canada’s Liberal Government is Regressive on Freedom and Prosperity
The incoming Liberal government’s statist ideology, reflected in its plans, has implications for our flourishing.
Escaping The Socialist Communist Tyranny of North Korea
The George Orwell allegory about how noble-sounding revolutions can turn into tyranny resonated with Yeonmi.
The Pope and Castro: Brothers in Social Ethics
The central principle unifying both Catholicism/Christianity and Communism is the same: Your life does not belong to you. It belongs to forces other than — “greater than” — yourselves.
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Peeling Back The Layers
“This thing is like an onion,” George Costanza once said on an episode of “Seinfeld.” “The more layers you peel, the more it stinks.” Just about anyone who examines the Iran nuclear deal knows how he feels. Look at the recent...
The “Great Satan” Bows To Theocracy: On The Nuclear “Deal” with Iran
Iran’s domestic repression and its imperialist march and its nuclear aspiration are inseparable.
How Socialism Destroyed Puerto Rico, and How Capitalism Can Save It
As in Greece, the Puerto Rican economy has been destroyed by its participation in an unrealistic monetary system that it does not control and the failure of domestic politicians to confront their own insolvency.
A Historic Catastrophe: Obama vs Israel
Americans today who say that the only alternative to the Obama administration’s pretense of controlling Iran’s continued movement toward nuclear bombs is war ignore the fact that Israel bombed Saddam Hussein’s nuclear facilities, and Iraq did not declare war. To do so would have risked annihilation.
The Causes of the Greek Economic Tragedy—and the Capitalist Cure
New headlines and news stories about Greece’s looming economic collapse appear daily. This weekend, the National Post has a series of articles on the theme “Greece on the brink.” Some point the finger at the country’s political leadership: “The negotiation game:...
The Causes of the Greek Economic Crisis–and The Cure
Altruism is to blame for Greece’s woes.
Geopolitics Trumps Economics in Greece
Despite Greece’s almost complete lack of financial integrity, neither NATO nor the EU can afford the political cost of a Greek exit from the EU.
Who Lost Iraq?
What lessons might we learn from the whole experience of the Iraq war?
Obama’s Confusions Over Iran
Obama appears to believe that there’s no difference between a racist and totalitarian government like Iran wielding a nuclear weapon and a largely rights-respecting government like Israel (or the United States) having nuclear weapons.
Europe’s Antitrust Assault on Google
Since people can search through other sources besides Google, it is not at all clear why Google cannot run its own operation for its own benefit, while others run their operations for their own benefit.
Iran’s Ayatollah and America’s Obama: Dictators at Heart
Obama should clarify whose side he’s really on — America’s, or the Iranian regime’s.
The Iran ‘Agreement’ Charade
Barack Obama seems ready to throw Israel to the wolves, for the sake of another worthless agreement.
Obama and Iran: Etiquette Versus Annihilation
In Obama’s vision, as a citizen of the world, there may be no reason why Iran should not have nuclear weapons when other nations have them.
Rule of Law Trumps Majority Rule in Singapore: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)
At a time when other Third World countries were setting up government-controlled economies and blaming their poverty on “exploitation” by more advanced industrial nations, Lee Kuan Yew promoted a market economy, welcomed foreign investments, and made Singapore’s children learn English, to maximize the benefits from Singapore’s position as a major port for international commerce.
Netanyahu’s Victory: Good For Israel, Bad for Obama and Nuclear Iran
Once Iran has a nuclear weapon, it’s reasonable to assume that they might use it, on day one, a threat we never necessarily faced with the Soviets. The people of Israel have no choice but to pay attention to this fact.
Why Netanyahu and Israel Make So Many Uncomfortable
The real war in the Middle East is not military; it’s ideological.
Greek Problems Born from Socialism
The real issue is whether Greece’s decades-long experiment with failed debt-financed socialism will be allowed to survive much longer.
Greece Dependency Has Created Dangerous Illusions
Once again the crisis in Greece is threatening the unity of the entire euro zone.
The Bravado of Borrowers
No Greek recovery will be possible until the newly elected Marxists become unapologetic capitalists.
Cameron Uses EU Fine to Bolster Support
As recession threatens throughout the Continent, the calls for governments to unleash more socialist-style spending have increased.
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