Media and Culture

"Consumerism" seems like a big problem until the market supplies an essential good or service we badly need.

Over 100 million people in North America will soon live in places where recreational marijuana has been legalized.

The books of Laura Ingalls Wilder show a more civilized and libertarian side of the American frontier.

Democratic governors are implementing their own versions of net neutrality.

[Chapter 4 from Literature & the Economics of Liberty: Spontaneous Order in Culture, edited by Paul A. Cantor and Stephen Cox.] The real difference between Byron and Shelley is this; those who understand and love them rejoice that Byron died at...

Because they have guaranteed income through taxes, competition among political jurisdictions is not like competition among private firms.

These three books can open up a deeper understanding of war, drugs, and human society in general.

The art of financial engineering – camouflaging a rise in leverage to boost present and future earnings – is in high demand.

Our "experts" accept no risk and have nothing invested in the reckless schemes they advocate for. Others will bear the burdens when failure comes. 

Daniel McAdams discusses how groups funding war propaganda prevent anti-interventionist voices from being heard.