The Lesson from Oregon: Drug Decriminalization Is a Partial Solution, at Best
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter Libertarians believe that drug prohibition is costly and ineffective. Prohibition encourages violence, since participants in banned activities cannot use legal, peaceful means to resolve disputes. Moreover,…
The Best Political Argument for More Immigration Restrictions Just Failed
Alex Nowrasteh My colleagues and I have spent much time addressing the arguments raised by those who favor further restricting legal immigration to the United States. Our research on terrorism,…
How the Government Created Exorbitant Insulin Prices
Insulin prices have skyrocketed in recent years, working a hardship on the growing number of diabetics in the US. Progressive politicians, naturally, blame the free market and want to impose…
Freedom of Association and Cancel Culture
As Murray Rothbard often noted, freedom of association is a fundamental right, what he called a “subset of private property rights.” Unfortunately, our modern cancel culture has taken aim at…
Why Democracy Has Such Staying Power
Democracy, or at least the “democracy” that ensures the “right people” are elected, is the religion of American progressives. Despite its obvious failures, however, progressives claim that democracy is the…
Whose Property Is It?
Legal philosopher Jeremy Waldron in his book The Rule of Law and the Measure of Property challenges the Lockean view of legitimate property ownership. David Gordon sheds light on Waldron’s…
The Myth of the Entrepreneurial State
In its so-called war against “hate,” the state determines who are the villains and then instructs everyone else to hate the “haters.” As one might expect, the state then engages…
Ignore The New Power Demographic at Your Own Risk: Young Male Voters
As American culture becomes dominated by militant feminism, a new voting group of dissenters is arising: young male voters. These are young men that believe that the system is stacked…
Mute Buttons: Two Ways the School Complex Muzzles Parents and Students
Government education is a self-perpetuating monster and has been for a long time. While parents and organizations seek accountability, the dynamics driving government education point to a powerful and unaccountable…