Critics of Capitalism Misunderstand Economic Success
In a free society, legitimate economic success do Read More Article from Mises Institute
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The Unspoken Truth About Iran’s Nuclear Program
The stakes of Iran’s nuclear program are not what one might think. Tehran renounced the atomic bomb in 1988, but is attempting, with Russia’s cooperation, to discover the secrets of nuclear fusion. If it succeeds, it would help the states of the South decolonize by freeing themselves from oil.As for the stakes of the bombing […]
Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My)
A confluence of three hot-topic issues, from a Dec. 3, 2024 Department of Homeland Security decision. Note that the claim here is a statutory religious exemption claim, not a constitutional claim under the Free Exercise Clause, though the statute is interpreted in light of the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence about the kinds of lines […]
America’s Most Lawless Agency: ICE Is the Prototype for Tyranny
“Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.”—Justice Louis D. Brandeis While […]
Sotomayor Is Right. Trump’s ‘Third Country Removals’ Raise Serious Due Process Worries.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting noncitizens to countries with which they have no ties. Why did the Supreme Court do it? Unfortunately, we don’t know why because the Court declined to say. The ruling came in the form of an unsigned emergency order that offered zero explanation. […]
Will Zohran Mamdani Kill the Best Thing About New York City Public Schools?
With Zohran Mamdani projected to win the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, his slate of socialist-influenced policies, from city-owned grocery stores to a rent freeze, are one step closer to reality. Mamdani’s socialist agenda won’t stop with housing policy or the minimum wage. It will also hit America’s largest public school system and aim […]
Taylor Richmond: WV values align with Libertarian Party – herald-dispatch.com
Taylor Richmond: WV values align with Libertarian Party herald-dispatch.com Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
Will New York City Become the New Socialist Paradise?
Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has emerged as Read More Article from Mises Institute
Except for Nuclear Weapons the Digital Revolution Is Humanity’s Most Stupid Mistake
Billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day. The Internet and digital systems are insecure and cannot be made secure. To operate in the digital world becomes increasingly risky by the day and harder to use. The inherent insecurity of all digital systems […]
Why We Don’t Worry About Scarlet Fever Anymore
My 1-year-old daughter recently got sick. She cried nonstop, she ran a fever, and her body broke out in a fiery red, spotty, measleslike rash. But it wasn’t measles. (Recent outbreaks notwithstanding, that disease is blessedly rare in the U.S., thanks to widespread vaccination.) Alarmed by the spreading rash and worsening symptoms, I rushed my screaming toddler to an […]
The Unspoken Truth About Iran’s Nuclear Program
The stakes of Iran’s nuclear program are not what one might think. Tehran renounced the atomic bomb in 1988, but is attempting, with Russia’s cooperation, to discover the secrets of nuclear fusion. If it succeeds, it would help the states of the South decolonize by freeing themselves from oil.As for the stakes of the bombing […]
Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My)
A confluence of three hot-topic issues, from a Dec. 3, 2024 Department of Homeland Security decision. Note that the claim here is a statutory religious exemption claim, not a constitutional claim under the Free Exercise Clause, though the statute is interpreted in light of the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence about the kinds of lines […]
America’s Most Lawless Agency: ICE Is the Prototype for Tyranny
“Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.”—Justice Louis D. Brandeis While […]
Sotomayor Is Right. Trump’s ‘Third Country Removals’ Raise Serious Due Process Worries.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting noncitizens to countries with which they have no ties. Why did the Supreme Court do it? Unfortunately, we don’t know why because the Court declined to say. The ruling came in the form of an unsigned emergency order that offered zero explanation. […]
Will Zohran Mamdani Kill the Best Thing About New York City Public Schools?
With Zohran Mamdani projected to win the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, his slate of socialist-influenced policies, from city-owned grocery stores to a rent freeze, are one step closer to reality. Mamdani’s socialist agenda won’t stop with housing policy or the minimum wage. It will also hit America’s largest public school system and aim […]
Taylor Richmond: WV values align with Libertarian Party – herald-dispatch.com
Taylor Richmond: WV values align with Libertarian Party herald-dispatch.com Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
Will New York City Become the New Socialist Paradise?
Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has emerged as Read More Article from Mises Institute
Except for Nuclear Weapons the Digital Revolution Is Humanity’s Most Stupid Mistake
Billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day. The Internet and digital systems are insecure and cannot be made secure. To operate in the digital world becomes increasingly risky by the day and harder to use. The inherent insecurity of all digital systems […]
Why We Don’t Worry About Scarlet Fever Anymore
My 1-year-old daughter recently got sick. She cried nonstop, she ran a fever, and her body broke out in a fiery red, spotty, measleslike rash. But it wasn’t measles. (Recent outbreaks notwithstanding, that disease is blessedly rare in the U.S., thanks to widespread vaccination.) Alarmed by the spreading rash and worsening symptoms, I rushed my screaming toddler to an […]