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Diversity is the catchword of our times. To favor it is to be on the side of the angels. But take notice: the diversity mavens have no use for pluralism in political jurisdiction. What they want is an almighty unitary state to enforce their view of diversity, one that prevents localized experimentation. That’s one explanation for the liberal

Politicos around the world are prattling about the glories of the “third way.” The idea, embraced by the heads of state in the U.S., Britain, and Germany, is to combine economic efficiency with “social justice” (meaning high taxes, welfarism, and oppressive regulations). In short, it’s just another name for the status quo. Ludwig von Mises

The Soviet state punished “economic crimes”: entrepreneurial actions that went against the central plan and resulted in “excess” profits. It didn’t matter that the public need for food, clothing, and liquor could only be served because a few heroes were willing to take the risk of prosecution. The will of the bureaucrat was all that mattered,

Chronicles December 1998 Polemics & Exchanges Freedom and School Vouchers Milton Friedman: Lew Rockwell (”Flies in the Ointment,” September) and I have the same ultimate objective: “an educational market in which parents are responsible for paying for their own children’s education.” We agree also on “the twin evils of public education:

When Clinton declared he would use budget surpluses to “fix” Social Security, the ruse was obvious. He was trying to forestall the only moral use of any surplus: cutting taxes. But a few days later, a very strange trend began to develop. Clinton’s words were endorsed and echoed by D.C. conservatives and libertarians. Beltway types began to say

Supporters of school vouchers are jumping for joy over a Wisconsin Supreme Court edict that permits tax dollars to be used at religious schools. They hope the decision will be the basis of a vast expansion of vouchers (four other states are debating this same question), eventually leading to a federal voucher program that will “privatize” all

The political left loves to prattle about the plight of the poor, but their darlings are increasingly culled from a small club of the world’s richest men. Last year it was media mogul Ted Turner who won leftist affections by advocating population control and bailing out the United Nations. This year, it is George Soros, the billionaire hedge-fund

[speech delivered in February 1998, as the U.S. prepared to embark on another bombing campaign against Iraq.] Is the U.S. world empire decaying? At first glance, this may seem an odd time to be asking the question. The U.S. is prepared to embark on an openly political war with no basis in just war theory. It can only end in further massive

No political expert could have predicted that in one remarkable month, the speaker of the House would be forced out, the speaker-designate would resign, and the president would be impeached, despite his use of foreign aggression as prime agitprop in his personal war against the truth. As Democrat impeachment debaters warned, the system of

No political expert could have predicted that in one remarkable month, the speaker of the House would be forced out, the speaker-designate would resign, and the president would be impeached and tried in the Senate. And all this has occurred despite the White House’s use of foreign aggression as prime agitprop to change the subject. Democratic