Politics

Nippon Steel's proposal to merge with US Steel is meeting opposition from the usual suspects in Washington, not to mention Tucker Carlson. Their hysteria is off the charts.

British conservative critics of industrialization invented new terms like "wage slavery," "factory slavery," and "white slavery." Much of the conservatives' terminology and their arguments would later be adopted by socialists. 

The European Union's latest moves against Elon Musk and X are a last gasp in the attempt to control speech and free inquiry on the Internet. If the EU is successful, the consequences will not be limited to Europe.

President Joe Biden is promoting his “AI Bill of Rights,” which looks to be an attempt to censor political opposition. Naturally, political and media elites are enthusiastically endorsing it.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss ideas for states to consider going into 2024.

With a doveish pivot, Jerome Powell is declaring victory over inflation. It would be extraordinarily naive to ignore the influence of next year’s presidential election on the Fed’s new outlook.

One usually does not equate libertarian thinking with a US prison, but prison life does offer some surprises, especially when it comes to internal governance.

The behemoth known as the US government didn’t metastasize by accident. The process began as soon as the US Constitution was ratified.

For those who value self-determination, free markets, peace, and freedom, Napoleon provides little to be admired. He was a despot, a warmonger, a centralist, and a hypocrite who claimed to spread freedom to justify his own lust for conquest and power. 

Bill Moyers interviews Lew Rockwell in 2003. Lew discusses Bush, Iraq, and the US economy.