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American Dissident: The Legacy of Murray Rothbard

Murray Newton Rothbard, perhaps the greatest enemy of the state in the second half of the 20th Century would have been 97 today.

March 2, 2023
Why Did American Conservatism Become Statist?

Sometimes bad things happen to good ideas, such is the story of American conservatism, which got all wrapped up in statism as a result of a quirk of history which was never fixed. This quirk must be fixed, and conservatism reimagined as a fundamentally different idea committed to tradition and liberty, not to the state.

December 16, 2022
The LOLbertarian Caricature

Libertarians are the most fractious of all political types, if it was not for our constant infighting, there would have been several libertarian presidents by now. The problem is this: Who earns the title “libertarian?”

December 14, 2022
A Classic Generations Later: The Continued Relevance of Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

One of the first economics books I ever read was Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt and I could hardly have asked for a better introduction to the science of human action. Generations later, no update needs to be written, it is just as timely and just as applicable in the 21st Century as…

December 10, 2022
Spending Other People’s Money: Trump vs Biden

Over the past year, President Biden has already spent more than any other president in a given year. How does his predecessor line up with this fiscal irresponsibility?

December 7, 2022