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He has unorthodox ideas for reviving the economy. But his pugnacity and embrace of the far-right may do further damage to the country | 1843 magazine

THE FOUNDATION "It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute." —James Madison (1816) On this day in Patriot history in 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the first American naval force, and thus today is...

Hunting down Hamas militants won't work if anti-Jewish sentiment is allowed to fester

Libertarian Autobiographies: Moving toward Freedom in Today’s Worldedited by Jo Ann Cavallo and Walter E. BlockPalgrave Macmillan, 2023; xx + 533 pp. Jo Ann…

In over twenty-five years of teaching undergraduate students, I have heard the same refrain countless times: free markets have many problems that government has to step in to solve. Indeed, students expect government to “step in” so much that markets occupy a peripheral role in their idealized economic system. Even students with an ideological predilection toward markets will be quick to argue that certain problems, such as pollution, require extensive government regulation and probably copi...

It is as if the average human assumes that a coercive governance must be established or assigned despite the fact that such a government is often not very efficient or even involved in the outcomes we ultimately want, peace and prosperity.

It is as if the average human assumes that a coercive governance must be established or assigned despite the fact that such a government is often not very…

More states are moving to subsidize community college tuition and fees with tax dollars, reducing -- or eliminating -- altogether costs for students as enrollment in higher education plunges.

Chinatown pilot project aims to balance parking prices with optimal visits to local businesses

Chinatown pilot project aims to balance parking prices with optimal visits to local businesses