by Casey Harper. Freedom in US is headed toward the sunset. A new report on the freedom of countries around the world ranks the United States 20th, putting countries like Chile and the United Kingdom ahead of the U.S. Last year, the U.S. was ranked 17th, but a steady decline of economic freedom and “rule of law” has dropped the level ... MORE
by Max Borders and Jeffery A. Tucker. Hillary Clinton talks of cracking down on the gig economy. Donald Trump speaks of telling American corporations where they can and can’t do business abroad. Bernie Sanders says we have too many deodorant choices. They all speak about immigrants as if it were 1863. What the heck are these ... MORE
by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. After a long and careful consideration of the evidence, global
human-rights org Amnesty International has come to the conclusion that
decriminalizing prostitution is the best way to "respect, protect, and
fulfill the human rights of sex workers." But actress Anne Hathaway
played a French whore in Les Mis, so she has feels ... MORE
Free markets spur better ways of doing things. A common feature of Obama administration economic policies is the use of government coercion. The Obamacare health law mandated that individuals buy insurance. The administration's tax increases grabbed more earnings from millions of people. And federal agencies are ... MORE
What is liberty if not free to choose? Following the Supreme Court decision mandating legal same-sex marriage nationwide, the New York Times tells us that, “gay rights leaders have turned their sights to what they see as the next big battle: obtaining federal, state and local legal protections in employment, housing, commerce and other ... MORE
by David S. D'Amato. Big difference. There is a popular narrative that treats pro-market and pro-business essentially as synonyms, thus seeing the most libertarian-leaning candidates as those most favored by major corporate interests. The idea is that big business both desires and benefits from an environment of total laissez faire, of cutthroat ... MORE
by Christopher Ingraham. If only reason were a consideration. "There's no way Silk Road could be reasonably expected to reduce
violence," Federal District Court Judge Katherine Forrest said at the
recent sentencing hearing for Ross Ulbricht, the convicted founder of
the Silk Road online drug market. Going into sentencing, Ulbricht's ... MORE
Too much government distortion. In 1970 country singer Lynn Anderson had a hit recording of a Joe South song
that opened with the line: "I beg your pardon. I never promised you a
rose garden." I often think of that song in connection with the
libertarian philosophy. You may be asking: for heaven’s sake, why? Because it’s what I want to
say ... MORE