Political Theory

Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it. And Lysander Spooner argued there's not anything wrong with voting "defensively."

Representation is a fig leaf that is insufficient to cover the brutal fact that even in our sophisticated modern states, some rule and others are ruled.

Yoram Hazony joins Jeff Deist for a compelling interview on prosperity, peace, and human flourishing.

It costs more to run a campaign in a large jurisdiction than a small one. Making districts and states smaller would reduce the role of money in politics.

The ideas of Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe have sparked an intellectual revolution in Brazil, and the country's left fears it. 

It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good.

 If you believe The Atlantic, rejection of PC culture is hardly limited to the Right.

The European Miracle was one in which humans achieved sustained growth for the first time on earth. Why Europe? Because of European decentralization and private enterprise.

Presented at the Mises Institute's 2018 Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama.

If reading Human Action is too daunting, read this chapter-by-chapter summary of one of the greatest economic treatises ever written.