Candace Owens’s Flag Rhetoric Highlights the Importance of Constitutional Constraints on Government Power
This past week, Candace Owens announced on Twitter that if she were president of the United States, ‘the punishment for […]
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How the Tea Party Became a Populist, Big Government Movement
‘People are tired of the nanny state and the growth of government, tired of having our money basically robbed,’ said […]
Why the Founding Fathers Feared a Standing Army
What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane […]
The America That Was-The Bad and the Good
We live in a time when an understanding and an appreciation of what a free society can or should be […]
The Real-and Flawed-Reason Some Classical Liberals Embrace Universal Basic Income
The Universal Basic Income (UBI) was the topic of my other ‘Contentious Issues in Classical Liberalism‘ presentation. Here, at least, […]
Good Money, Bad Money-And How Bitcoin Fits In
Let us start with talking about bad money, by which I mean the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen, […]
California’s Population Growth Hits Historic Low, Government Report Shows
California is the largest state in the USA by population. At nearly 40 million people, around 12 percent of the […]
Screaming During an Argument: Populism Shows Why Intent Is Not Sufficient
This past week, Tucker Carlson started his show by criticizing free-market principles he feels have harmed Americans, praising Elizabeth Warren […]
Paul Krugman’s Predictions about ‘Austerity’ Aren’t Aging Well
In August 2008, economist Olivier J. Blanchard published a paper titled ‘The State of Macro.’ In it, he wrote that […]
HBO’s “Chernobyl” Is Stunning (and a Scathing Indictment of Soviet Bureaucracy)
In case you missed it, the final episode of the highly acclaimed five-part HBO miniseries Chernobyl aired this past Monday. When the […]
Why a Free Society Cannot Transform Wishes into Rights
Any careful observer of American politics must be struck by the ever-expanding roster of things people have asserted rights to. […]
6 Facts Obama Got Wrong about Guns While Speaking in Brazil
I have a confession. I miss Obama. On the issue of guns, at least. He was so wrong, yet so […]
The Economics of Rain: Why Water Shortages Shouldn’t Be a Problem in Most Parts of the World
In 1998, Amartya Sen was awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences by the Nobel Committee for his work in development […]
Today’s Schools Are Yesterday’s Streetcars: How Technology Will Transform Education
We can predict the future of education by glimpsing the past of transportation. Fueled by technological innovation, namely electricity, streetcars […]
Charters Have Achieved Their Original Goal: Innovation
Exasperated by apathetic students and a heap of failed tests, a fellow teacher recently asked me and several peers a […]
California Town Sees Businesses Vanish Following Minimum Wage Hike
A couple of years ago, I praised federalism in part because state and local governments would be less likely to adopt bad policy (such […]