I have a bunch of events coming up in the next several weeks, but I would be most grateful if you could help spread the word about this one in particular. In recent weeks I’ve told you about an initiative developed by the Paulian Iowa GOP:… Read More
The Militarization of American Life
We knew this already, but Justin Raimondo supplies the details.
‘I Recommend You Read Rothbard’
22 Things Happy People Do Differently
Some of this is cheeseball , but there are also some indisputably good points.
More on the Problems with GDP
What GDP Leaves Out: An Austrian Look
Consumption is not in fact the main source of spending, but GDP leads people to think it is. I recently spoke to Prof. Jeff Herbener about this issue. And here’s the resource page I refer to in the video.
This Proves My Point
I’ve been noting lately that “conservative” treatments of the Constitution, to which well-meaning Americans turn because they (correctly) distrust the left-wing version, have their own problems: apologias for executive power, an entirely conventional belief in nationalism as an unquestionable value (e.g., “Union forever!”), a bizarre… Read More
The Failure of ‘Laissez-Faire Capitalism’
Paul Craig Roberts has an e-book out called The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and the Economic Dissolution of the West . I have not read it, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But someone sent me a clip from an interview in which Roberts says libertarians are out to lunch for trying to… Read More
CATO Chairman: States Can’t Nullify; Supreme Court Is Our Remedy
You guys know I don’t spend my time on institutional feuds among libertarians. I defend myself when attacked, but otherwise I’m too busy to bother. But the Cato Institute has now joined the Heritage Foundation in telling Americans they’re not allowed to nullify unconstitutional laws… Read More
Nullify the War on Drugs
The Mises Institute’s Mark Thornton has an article today on how Colorado and Washington have in effect nullified federal drug laws by decriminalizing marijuana, and kindly recommends my book on the subject to his readers. He goes on to discuss the related issue of jury nullification: J.D. Tuccille has pointed out that there has been a… Read More