Political Theory

Many criticisms directed against socialism are weak sauce compared to the penetrating and rigorous arguments developed by Ludwig von Mises.

If you are looking for a short introduction to socialism that rewards rereading, Thomas DiLorenzo's The Problem With Socialism is it.

Many of the threats to liberty posed by this year's presidential candidates are due to the long history of supporting expanded presidential power.

Jon Grinspan's new book The Virgin Vote reminds us that democracy has no golden age of civil and well-reasoned electioneering.

John Stuart Mill and Ludwig von Mises realized that democracy can only work if the voters pay more into the system than they take out of it.

American Amnesia is a work of propaganda, not of scholarly inquiry. It is simply an un-serious rehashing of old arguments in favor of interventionism. 

Judge Napolitano presents a dynamite talk on the real meaning of the 1st Amendment.

The Federal government likes to play both sides of the environmentalism debate in order to increase its own power.

The view seems to be that if a higher minimum wage is mandated that employers will continue to make all of the same hiring decisions. Not true.

The message of liberalism is simple: violent exploitation through politics creates class conflict. Peaceful cooperation through markets does not.