Political Theory

In Brazil, street food is an important source of income for poor households. So why is the government always interfering in the street-food economy?

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached this morning. Is there any hope the country might turn to freedom and free markets?

In 2016, candidates are ignoring the issue of social benefits and federal spending. Experience suggests opposing social spending is political suicide.

There is no bright line that divides the allegedly "free-market" US from the "socialist" welfare states of Western Europe.

"Private" prisons are really just taxpayer-funded, monopolistic agents for the state. There is nothing free market about them.

Even in the face of a century of collectivist horrors, Republicans still can not win the essential "us vs. them" game.

Tom Woods and I spoke about the FBI and its origins, and why law enforcement is made more dangerous by the state's drive to manage our lives.

Tom DiLorenzo presents a concise refutation of the enduring myths surrounding socialism.

Americans enjoy one of the world's highest incomes levels. But their fondness for spending means they have have relatively low levels of wealth.

How is it possible for Millennials to favor both a socialist government and a capitalist economy? It is simple, they don't truly understand the concepts.