Blinken’s Blinkers—Four Years of Biden Foreign Policy Failure
Anthony Blinken‘s term as US Secretary of State will be ending, although not soon enough. He had the misfortune of working for a president who pursues an aggressive and cynical…
Is the Federal Transit Administration Fighting Climate Change or Subsidizing Pro Sports Teams?
Marc Joffe Aerial view of the So-Fi stadium in Los Angeles in 2021, and behind it, a view of the Forum. The SoFi is an entertainment complex located in Inglewood,…
Venezuelans Have a Right to Regain Their Freedom
Daniel Raisbeck “In a telephone call Friday [September 20] with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Maduro warned about the ‘hiring of mercenaries to invade the country.’” So reported France 24 last…
Friday Feature: Navigate School Choice
Colleen Hroncich “Are they waving Terrible Towels?” I wondered for a minute when I attended my first National School Choice Week event in 2018. As a lifelong Steelers fan, that’s…
The Right Corporate Tax Rate is 0 Percent
Jeffrey Miron The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the tax rate on corporate income from 35% to 21%. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to raise the rate…
The Political Theology That Maintains State Power
While it is tempting to think of state power as being maintained by sheer force, it still needs a “theological” justification, be it secular or religious. The US state is…
Beltway Bandits
Chris Edwards Next year, the new president will face budget deficits and interest costs spiraling upwards. He or she will need to find spending to cut. How about all the waste…
Don’t Knock Nock
Almost 90 years later, Albert Jay Nock’s Our Enemy the State remains a classic and definitive work on examining the state for what it is: a liberty-crushing behemoth. David Gordon…
It’s Good to Be Skeptical of Elections
As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.