Topic: Government

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Misjudging Nudging

– February 28, 2022

“The problem is not that we are allowed to make too many of our own choices. The problem is government, and the real solution is the opposite of what nudgers propose: expanding liberty.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Science

Unmasking the Nanny State

– February 28, 2022

“The only factor that could derail this lawsuit would be the CDC’s rescission of the order, which would be a victory in itself. Pass the popcorn. The nanny state is on the run.” ~ Mark Pulliam

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Healthcare

Ozymaskias

– February 27, 2022

“Ozymaskias is crumbling, but it’s not enough. These horrible, unscientific, illiberal, anti-human mandates must be sunk forever in the desert sands of history along with the rest of their Covid-excused tyrannies.” ~ Jon Sanders

Art and Culture, Crisis, Education, Government

American Law Schools: Becoming More and More Dysfunctional

– February 27, 2022

“From law school professors to the ABA, the legal profession in this country is actively promoting leftist ideology. This will only further inflame radical law students and eventually undermine the neutrality of the judiciary.” ~ George Leef

Free Markets, Government, International, War and Peace

Making US Foreign Policy About Americans

– February 26, 2022

“Policymakers should put the interests of the American people first. How to best protect them? Remember the disasters resulting from Washington’s recent string of endless wars, and ponder the coming fiscal tsunami.” ~ Doug Bandow

Free Markets, Government, International, Regulation

Spain – Like Most European Countries – Is Choked by Labor Market Regulations

– February 26, 2022

“In the dual labor market system many workers take on temporary contracts that are consistently prone to economic shocks and downturns. Freeing up the labor market would reduce the gap between temporary and permanent work.” ~ Michael N. Peterson

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Mandate This!

– February 25, 2022

“Negative externalities suffuse our social existence but rarely rise to a level that mandates a mandate, especially in a society that purports to celebrate diversity, which is to say heterogeneous subjective judgments of right and wrong.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Cryptocurrency, Government

Trudeau’s Tactics Are Coming to America: Learn Crypto Custody

– February 24, 2022

“Whether you are a donor or a recipient, make sure to learn how to be a custodian of your cryptocurrency. Learning about crypto will help keep the lights blinking in America. After all, the Biden Administration has already made threats.” ~ Max Borders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Liberals’ Love Affair with Leviathan

– February 24, 2022

“The fact that top CIA and FBI officials made false allegations against the Trump presidential campaign was irrelevant as long as the resulting investigations undercut the most hated president since Richard Nixon.” ~ James Bovard

Authoritarianism, Government, History

Uncivil Cause or Effect?

– February 23, 2022

“If I felt violations of my constitutional rights were being proposed or imposed, those violations of ‘the highest law of the land,’ not the civility with which I object, are the core of the problem.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Classical Liberalism, Government, International, War and Peace

Hayek’s Ghost Haunts the Hills of Afghanistan

– February 23, 2022

“Unless Hayek’s insights on the futility of central planning fueled by constructivist rationalist obsessions with remaking the world are taken to heart, such costly mistakes will continue to happen.” ~ Zachary Yost

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, International

February 14, 2022: A Dark Day for Civil Rights in Canada

– February 22, 2022

“The Canadian truckers are reminding the world that liberty is as essential to the True North, Glorious and Free, as the silent winters from which Canada emerges stronger, better, and more beautiful every Spring.” ~ Mary Dawood Catlin