“Illegal Birthday Party”: Neoliberalism, For Sure
Speaking of prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak (among other British politicians), the Financial Times notes (“Police Issue...
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The Importance of Being Ethical
On April 20, I attended a talk given at Stanford University by Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. It started with a...
The power to subsidize is the power to destroy
There’s a famous old saying (by John Marshall?): The power to tax involves the power to destroy. Subsidies are essentially...
10 Minutes of Freedom on an Airline
I still love flying, although the mask rule has substantially reduced the love to “like.” No, this isn’t about masks....
Rhoads on Unemployed Men
One issue that I didn’t have room to cover in “A Wide-Ranging Book for Non-Economists and Economists,” Regulation, Spring 2022, my...
The Promise of Bitcoin
It’s clear that governments can use financial censorship to squeeze worthy and unworthy targets alike for the time being, but...
The First Casualty in War
An old saying goes “Truth is the first casualty in war.” I’m not so sure. I think I’ve got a...
Janet Bufton on the Canadian Truckers’ Protest
Yesterday, a libertarian friend in Ottawa, Janet Bufton, posted an article on the truckers’ protest. It’s titled “Canada’s Freedom Convoy...
Are Your Views Canadian-Government Approved?
Canada quickly turns totalitarian and at least Evan Solomon had the decency to challenge one of Canada’s leading totalitarians. Take...
Henderson and Hooper on Choice versus Coercion
As promised last month, I’m posting Charley Hooper’s and my latest op/ed in the Wall Street Journal. This is number...
