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A Textbook Case

DemocracyFree Markets

Blog09/02/2022

Is democracy a superior substitute for free markets? Jedediah Purdy believes so. David Gordon sets him straight.

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Review: Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America’s Natural Governing Party

Cronyism and CorporatismDemocracyU.S. History

Blog08/30/2022

Like many modern "conservatives," F.H. Buckley believes that America's future is conservative governance with a helping of government intervention, tariffs, and regulation.

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Argentina's Difficult Political Landscape and Libertarian Prospects for Change

Bureaucracy and RegulationDemocracyEconomic FreedomSocialism

Blog07/13/2022

Once wealthy Argentina has suffered under one interventionist regime after another for nearly a century. What are the prospects for changing things for the better?

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Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy

Bureaucracy and RegulationCapitalismCronyism and CorporatismDemocracyLaw

Blog07/12/2022

The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.

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Will Argentina's Next President Be a Rothbardian?

AntipoliticsDemocracyProtectionism and Free Trade

Blog07/04/2022

Since the 1940s, failed statist schemes have dragged Argentina into poverty. Javier Milei, who is gaining popularity there, hopes to change his nation's sad history.

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Don't Blame Social Media. Blame the Politicization of Nearly Everything

DemocracyStrategy

Blog06/25/2022

Although social media is blamed for many social ills, the sickness doesn't come from Twitter or Facebook but from how the ruling classes have politicized life itself.

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Independence for Chagossians? Time to End Colonialist Policies

AntipoliticsDecentralization and SecessionDemocracy

Blog06/21/2022

The Mauritius government still denies Chagossians independence, continuing colonial policies.

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The Libertarian Party at Fifty Years

AntipoliticsDemocracyLibertarianismThe Police State

Blog06/13/2022

Economic libertarianism, with its sole focus on government budgets and taxation, is a highly limiting political strategy. Libertarians should proceed as enemies of the state.

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Let's Boycott Them!

AntipoliticsDemocracyThe Police StateU.S. History

Blog06/07/2022

Since the state is incorrigible and incapable of being reformed, perhaps the best way to deal with government predations is to boycott the elections.

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Florida's Social Media Anticensorship Law and the Court's Tortured Legal Logic

DemocracyLaw

Blog06/06/2022

Florida's anticensorship law is being boosted as a defense of free speech. In reality, it turns the First Amendment upside down.

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