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TJ Roberts

TJ Roberts is a student of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Transylvania University. He is the managing editor of Liberty Hangout, a libertarian publication dedicated to the promotion of Austrian Economics and private property rights. He is also an alumnus of Mises University (2017) and is currently writing three books on decentralization, anti-statism, and cultural conservatism.

Articles

Price Gouging: A Life-Saving Market Mechanism

09/13/2018 Power & Market TJ Roberts

As Hurricane Florence prepares to ravage the Southeastern United States, social media warriors, and “news” outlets are exclaiming their outrage at the business owners who are raising prices on...

Tax Evasion Is Not the Crime, Taxation Is

08/23/2018 Power & Market TJ Roberts

On August 21st, 2018, a jury found Paul Manafort guilty of eight counts of tax and bank fraud. To summarize the convictions, Manafort managed to pay less in taxes by declining to disclose the...

Sorry, “Medicare for All” Won’t Save the Taxpayers Money

08/18/2018 Mises Wire TJ Roberts

Socialists are jumping for joy due to the fact that a Mercatus Center study supposedly concluded that “Medicare for All” would save the nation $2 trillion over the span of ten years. This twist of the...

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