Slavery Lasted in the Antebellum U.S. Because the Federal Government Protected It
Because slavery would not have survived in a free market, it needed the federal government to socialize the costs in ...
Antebellum Federal Protections of Slavery
Unfortunately, slavery was not just propped up by policy in the slave states, but federally. It is often overlooked that ...
Maritime Action Plan Highlights Washington’s Misplaced Shipbuilding Obsession
Colin Grabow On the eve of President’s Day weekend, the Trump administration released its long-awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP), billed ...
U.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal
Even though Cuba poses no threat to the U.S., the Trump administration continues its criminal policies of sanctions and other ...
AI giant Palantir moves its headquarters from Colorado to Florida
Palantir joins a growing tech migration to Florida. Unfortunately, the beleaguered people of Colorado will still be subject to the ...
Trump Close To a Major Attack on Iran That Will Be Bigger Than 12-Day War
Trump is close to launching a major attack on Iran as it continues a massive buildup of military forces in ...
Politically Motivated Violence Is a Small Threat
Alex Nowrasteh Politically fueled panics rise and fall in the United States with amazing rapidity. Something rare happens, and everyone ...
Youth unemployment hits 11-year high as rate cut expectations build
Youth unemployment has surged to its highest level in more than a decade, raising fears of a “lost generation” and ...
Trade Deficits and Sound Money
Politicians claim that trade deficits are due to the lack of trade barriers. However, as Ludwig von Mises explained, one ...
The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”
Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their ...
