Should the State Support the Arts?
Ought the state to support the arts? There is certainly much to be said on both sides of this question.…
COVID Prevention and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Douglas Allen of Simon Fraser University has a working paper that builds on “Life-Years Lost: The Quantity and the Quality,”…
Self-Interest versus Racial Solidarity
Modern-day race theories—much like the standard racist theories of the past—assume that racial solidarity ought to be the overriding factor…
Epicurious’s Beef with Beef
Last week, the cooking website Epicurious announced via Twitter that they are “cutting out beef…this isn’t a vendetta against cows…
Due Process on Campus Keeps Justice on the Streets
Politics moves from campus to Main Street. The next political attack is likely to be on due process—the foundation of…
Meanings of Liberty: A Contested Concept
It was my singular good fortune to serve as the editor for the April 2021 Liberty Matters forum, “Meanings of…
Decentralization, Absolutism, and the Papal States
[The Pope Who Would Be King: The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe by David Kertzer, Random…
The Great Texas Blackout of 2021: Is Planning Necessary?
Part 2 of 2. Read Part 1 here. The revisionist view referenced previously stands as interpretive history, but it emanates…
Political Competition vs. Market Competition
[Editor’s note: In this selection from The Society of Tomorrow, Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912) discusses how competition in the political and…
Fiscal policy and interest rates
In today’s world of hyper-political correctness, just stating the obvious can get a person into hot water. Janet Yellen was…