Prohibition: The Sword of the State
Prohibition is one way the government swings the fist of violence into our daily lives.
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…
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.
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…
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…
Exchange is Not a Zero-Sum Game
One of the oldest and most harmful economic fallacies is the belief that at best, economic exchange is a zero-sum activity. However, free exchange in an unhampered market is always…
Trump’s Latest Tariff Plan Just Replaces One Tax with Another
Trump says he wants to abolish the income tax and replace it with a tax on imports. That’s just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.