Topic: Government

Authoritarianism, Free Markets, Government

Cities Sidestep Property Rights With This One Trick

– October 19, 2022

“If the goal is to fix a city’s image, attacking safe, ordinary small businesses is not the way to achieve it. Regardless of the excuses, amortization is ugly. U-Hauls look beautiful in comparison.” ~ Daryl James & Bob Belden

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

A Well-Regulated Militia is Necessary to the Security of a Free State

– October 17, 2022

“Responsibility and duty are necessary elements of individual liberty. In between anarchy and tyranny is civic liberty, which may require the time and energy of citizens to maintain a level of lawful order in society.” ~ Daniel Betti

Books, Capitalism, Government, Video

U.S. Economy Drifting From Its Basic Capitalist Settings (Video)

– October 17, 2022

“Samuel Gregg joined Nicole Petallides from The Watch List TD Ameritrade to discuss his upcoming book, The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.” ~ AIER

Government, Inflation, International

After Promoting Lockdowns, U.N. Advocates Inflationary Policies

– October 16, 2022

“The United Nations’ penchant for promoting the most dunderheaded option at every opportunity might be respectable from the standpoint of predictability.” ~ Peter C. Earle

Classical Liberalism, Economic Theory, Free Markets, Government

The Division of Labor and the Diminution of Man

– October 16, 2022

“Every job is more than just a job. It is also an opportunity to help another human being develop as a member, a contributor, and perhaps even a leader in a society dedicated to freedom and responsibility.” ~ Richard Gunderman

Classical Liberalism, Economic Education, Government

We Have Lifeboat Minds, But We Live in a Walmart World

– October 15, 2022

“Our evolved, atavistic response is that we don’t like the price mechanism, and we resent our dependence on a complex system operating in the background, without anyone being ‘in charge.'” ~ Michael C. Munger

Free Markets, Government, Regulation

There’s No Such Thing as Free Breastmilk

– October 15, 2022

“We can learn many things from the formula shortage. For example, perhaps it’s time to examine the FDA restrictions on imports. But at least let’s stop treating breastfeeding as though it were free.” ~ Abigail R. Hall Blanco

Crisis, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

U.S. Receives Lowest Economic Freedom Ranking Since 1975

– October 14, 2022

“We need a return to the classical liberalism that has advanced people’s livelihoods through capitalism and limited government. Those principles helped set the stage for billions of people to be brought out of extreme poverty, so let’s get back to them.” ~ Vance Ginn

Books, Government, History

Remember an Underappreciated Honest Politician

– October 14, 2022

“With the midterm elections so close, anyone who has studied Cleveland’s views, can’t help but recognize the abyss between that ‘honest, principled, and plain-spoken president’ and the current occupant of the White House. ” ~ Gary M. Galles

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Economic Essentials and Economic Errors

– October 13, 2022

“Economics has sometimes been described as ‘the painful elaboration of common sense,’ and while I don’t think ‘painful’ is accurate, economics often just applies common sense.” ~ Art Carden

Books, Education, Free Markets, Government

A Beautiful Tree Grows in America

– October 13, 2022

“As the pandemic wore on, many public schools became increasingly similar to the schools that Tooley discovered that parents in India and Africa shunned.” ~ Matthew Ladner

Education, Free Markets, Government

The Root of Today’s Education Problem

– October 13, 2022

“From Israel to America and lots of places in between, government is not the answer to problems in education. It is the paramount problem itself. ” ~ Lawrence W. Reed