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Ending the War on Drugs
Legalizing recreational marijuana has begun. Marijuana for medical use is already legalized in twenty states. Marijuana is not a gateway drug as it has been viewed for almost one hundred years. Begin to be more afraid of government and current legal drugs, like prescriptions. Legal free markets in drugs would be incredibly beneficial. Here are ten ways to imagine such a free market.
Mormont Shrugged; or, Lessons from the Game of Thrones
Readers of this blog may remember previous posts about George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation, Game of Thrones. Carmen Dorobăţ and I have recently collected our writing into a forthcoming book chapter, available for free.
Feds Seize Widow’s Legally-Obtained Money — Because Terrorism
The banking system in the United States today functions largely as a spy agency for the federal government.
Is The Fourteenth Amendment Good?
Designed to redress the wrongs of the major injustice of slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment is now used by the federal courts to micromanage nearly every aspect of modern life. Strangely, many libertarians continue to support the amendment in spite of this.
The “Dog-Eat-Dog” Delusion
Opponents of free markets sometimes describe market competition of dog-eat-dog, but that metaphor has nothing to do with markets and everything to do with politics and war.
The “Dog-Eat-Dog” Delusion
Opponents of free markets sometimes describe market competition of dog-eat-dog, but that metaphor has nothing to do with markets and everything to
Marijuana Legalization: Good or Bad?
Interviewed by host Scott Horton, Mark Thornton discusses the relation between oil prices and the world economy, and how Colorado’s first year of m
