Reason.TV is out with a new video asking whether we should abolish government and privatize all social services. David Friedman (son of the late Milton Friedman) discusses Anarcho-Capitalism and how justice would be distributed in a free society.
Is the job of government to produce laws that produce freedom? Or is that in essence the opposite of liberty?
by Aya Katz Have you ever dreamed of being rich? What were those dreams like? What does being rich mean to you? What would you do if you were rich? Would it surprise you to know that there is no universally agreed upon definition of wealth, and that what it means to be rich is a…
A video is circulating that purports to be the reason that Judge Andrew Napolitano was fired from Fox. The truth is more interesting than most people might believe. How do you get fired from Fox? I wouldn’t know. For one because I worked for Fox Business, not Fox News. My buddy Joe Muto the “Fox…
Paraphrasing the English journalist and philosopher G. K. Chesterton, New Testament scholar N.T. Wright wrote: The purpose of an open mind… is like the purpose of an open mouth: that it might be shut again on something solid. Yes, we must be free to ask questions. But when we hear a good answer we must…
Anarchists provide one essential reminder—governments are capable of extreme evil. Government atrocities are inflicted on a scale that individuals would never be able to reach. The obvious answer for an anarchist is to take power and legitimacy away from the government and, instead, give that power to the individual. Many self-described anarchists do not advocate…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Nestle It’s so common a phrase as to be received wisdom: “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” You’ve probably heard this phrase bandied about in political conversations since you knew what politics was. In fact, you’ve probably said it yourself, especially if you’re in the small-government circle….
How many times have you brought up sexual violence against women in the Middle East when arguing with a feminist, only to be told, “Just because someone else has it worse, that doesn’t mean we should ignore injustice here at home?” Never mind that said “injustice” will usually be confined to nonsensical “microaggressions” like breathing…
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