Topic: Government

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Science

How Threat-Free Are Americans from COVID-19? Late April 2022 Update

– April 30, 2022

“The main threat to people continues to be totalitarian government orders based on COVID and anything else they can get away with calling a ‘public health emergency.'” ~ Jon Sanders

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Government, History

Virtue Signalling, Ancient and Modern

– April 30, 2022

“Agricola and Marcus Lepidus lived under bad emperors and yet they were still able to do good. They did not need to appear moderate because they were moderate.” ~ Scott B. Nelson

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Political Paternalism, Not Free Markets, Cause Economic Shocks

– April 29, 2022

“What we are suffering from is not a crisis of ‘capitalism,’ or free markets, or ‘neoliberalism.’ We are facing the consequences of the interventionist and regulatory state.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

Authoritarianism, Classical Liberalism, Crisis, Government

Speaking of Liberal Values

– April 28, 2022

“We liberals must forever be ready, understanding the power of words, to challenge with our own words these assaults on freedom of expression and on open, peaceful discourse and debate.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Authoritarianism, Classical Liberalism, Crisis, Government

The Threat to Liberty is Coming from Inside the House

– April 27, 2022

“Awakened to the erosion of liberty, there is more grist for the mill to facilitate our learning than at any time in recent memory. We have more opportunities to become advanced students of liberty.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Art and Culture, Classical Liberalism, Education, Government

What Universities Owe

– April 27, 2022

“As scholars and teachers, caps on, we are responsible for defending a narrow space for stepping back against demands, often issuing from inside the house, to march forth.” ~ Jonathan Marks

Classical Liberalism, Crisis, Government

Is There Any Chance of Restoring Our Lost Freedom?

– April 26, 2022

“It’s not too late for a pro-liberty counterattack. The authoritarian position has always been weak intellectually and now it’s weak politically. Let’s Roll.” ~ George Leef

Crisis, Government, Public Choice and Public Policy, Science

Did We Need Operation Warp Speed?

– April 25, 2022

“OWS’s efforts to develop Covid-19 vaccines are often considered the crowning achievement of what went right. Unfortunately, I fear its benefits are exaggerated, and its costs are just beginning.” ~ Raymond J. March

Art and Culture, Government, History, Regulation

Decriminalizing Cannabis Won’t Stop the Black Market

– April 25, 2022

“High taxes and meddling restrictions will limit the economic and humanitarian benefits associated with cannabis reform, retrench the black market, and continue the discriminatory impact of cannabis criminalization on the poor.” ~ Laura Williams

Books, Classical Liberalism, Government, History

Illiberalism Will Not Secure the Common Good

– April 21, 2022

“One does not need to be a full-on classical liberal to recognize that liberal principles, even where they lack substantive justification, may preserve correct intuitions about morality and the common good.” ~ James Dominic Rooney

Classical Liberalism, Economic History, Government

Ideas Shaped the Words That Made the Modern World

– April 21, 2022

“Once governments finally let people make their own decisions, innovation and economic growth were viewed to be in the interest of everyone. In the process, rhetoric of all degrees began to shift in favor of a liberal world.” ~ Michael N. Peterson

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

The True Cost of a Hamburger

– April 20, 2022

“Subsidies’ dollar value, unfortunately, do not cover their full cost. Meat production costs reach the environment, the neighborhood, and the market.” ~ David Gillette & Warren Barge