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The West’s Gathering Storm
As government debt, energy shortages, political unrest, and war risks converge, Mark Thornton argues that Western statism is approaching a...
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A Fundamental Problem of the Minimal State
Is the minimal state possible or even desirable? Murray Rothbard said no to both, but getting to a position of...
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Debating the Proposition Nation
What makes a nation? Is it simply a collection of ideals or does it depend upon one’s lineage, and “blood...
Read moreDon’t Be Afraid of Dita
Judith N. (Dita) Shklar had much to say about modern liberalism. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon says...
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Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
Twenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting...
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Epstein on Utilitarianism
The great legal scholar Richard Epstein makes some strong arguments in favor of utilitarianism, according to Dr. David Gordon in...
Read moreRon Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
Twenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting...
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The Strawman That Won’t Die: Say’s Law at the Hoover Institution
Many have misstated Say’s Law for years. J. M. Keynes incorrectly put attributed a concept to Say that he did...
Read moreHoney, Knowledge, and Property Rights in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s honey industry has great potential—as long as they can allow the market to work. There is a history of...
Read moreIran, the Midterms, and the Myth of Government by the People
Trump’s apparent willingness to restart his unpopular war with Iran after next week’s elections reveals a fundamental problem with modern...
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