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David Gordon revisits Richard Weaver‘s 1948 classic Ideas Have Consequences and finds that this volume has much to tell us today. This review takes us through Weaver‘s views on property rights and the welfare state, and he found the latter wanting.
Is Elon Musk’s DOGE taxpayer dividend proposal inflationary, or is it simply returning savings from government spending cuts?
Tad DeHaven A 2011 poll taken during the Obama administration found that 60 percent of those surveyed believed that the federal budget could be balanced by simply eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. Half said Social Security and Medicare aren’t a problem for the budget. Those respondents were
In terms of economics, there isn't much daylight at all between a tax-funded “private” contractor and a federal employee who works directly for a government agency.
Just because a government’s constitution allows for dictatorship, that doesn’t mean that the dictator is therefore legitimate, moral, or that we must obey that Constitution,
The religious left today claims that Jesus was a socialist who was against private property and any kind of economic arrangement that smacks of capitalism. An investigation into Jesus‘ teachings and actions overwhelmingly contradicts that notion.
Peter Van Doren The Washington Post recently analyzed the role of federal land in constraining new housing construction in Las Vegas. About 1.5 million homes could be built on developable federal land within two miles of the Las Vegas city limits alone. The article described a policy
The unfortunate truth is that most of Europe is deep in a self-imposed decline. US taxpayers should not be forced to have any part of it.