I apologize for my blog silence the past five days. I have just finished work on a major book deadl Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, […]
There are a lot of reasons why Zohran Mamdani surged to a surprise victory in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor. His opponent was former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a tired, old, corrupt, creepy symbol of the feckless Democratic establishment. The cost of living and, in particular, housing, in New York […]
Justice Jackson’s dissent in the universal injunction case (CASA, Inc. v. Trump) includes this line: A Martian arriving here from another planet would see these circumstances and surely wonder: “what good is the Constitution, then?” What, really, is this system for protecting people’s rights if it amounts to this—placing the onus on the victims to invoke […]
San Francisco and Austin are both known for their trendsetting tech sectors and cultural scenes. But while Austin is enjoying the best of times, for San Francisco, it’s starting to feel like the worst. San Francisco’s population has dropped for the fourth year in a row. It saw one of the largest percentage declines among […]
The original adherents of “America First” grounded Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of articles, academic papers, books, and multimedia […]
Writes Tim McGraw: Hi Lew, I enjoyed reading your latest article on the Libertarian (Rothbard’s) position on nuclear weapons. It’s interesting that so many nuclear bombs have been set off in the Northern Hemisphere vs. the Southern Hemisphere that the Northern Hemisphere has more background Read More Article from LewRockwell Lew RockwellLewRockwell.com is a libertarian […]
Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary partly on his plan to open five city-owned grocery stores—one in each of New York’s boroughs. The idea is as absurd as it sounds, but it’s a useful lens through which to view another government-run institution we’ve accepted for far too long: the public school system. […]
The chair of the Senate Banking Commi Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of articles, academic papers, books, and multimedia […]
The post Big Beautiful Bankruptcy appeared first on LewRockwell. Read More Article from LewRockwell Lew RockwellLewRockwell.com is a libertarian website that publishes articles, essays, and blog posts advocating for minimal government, free markets, and individual liberty. The site was founded by Lew Rockwell, an American libertarian political commentator, activist, and former congressional staffer. The website […]
The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994, by Thomas Mallon, Knopf, 592 pages, $40 Writing in 1985, arguably the worst year of the AIDS crisis, the leftist columnist Christopher Hitchens attacked closeted gays who preached right-wing politics. Once “out” (or in many cases “outed”), Hitchens argued, these onetime conservatives would “evolve politically” and […]