Sunday was the 80th birthday of one of the “founding fathers” of the modern Libertarian movement, and a major influence on my own intellectual development, Ralph Racio.
Ralph attended Mises’ seminars in the late 40’s and did graduate work […]
While the mainstream media continues its obsessive reporting on the mud-slinging campaign for the White House, a dramatic development in China last week brought President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” to a sudden halt. Philippine president […]
This is the season for ghouls, witches and other monsters to be on the prowl…and in addition to the election, Halloween is just around the corner. So those of you who don’t find the election significantly scary, or looking for some pretend […]
Congratulations to Representative Scott Garret (NJ-05) for bringing up questions about how politics influences Federal Reserve policies (and whether the desire of one Fed governor to serve as Treasury Secretary in a Hillary Clinton administration […]
In addition to spending increases and the Obamacare bailout, another issue that may come up in the Lame Duck is the “Cures Act”. As I wrote when the Cures Act was passed in 2015, this bill:
“…deals with federal funding for medical research. […]
In addition to spending increases and the Obamacare bailout, another issue that may come up in the Lame Duck is the “Cures Act”. As I wrote when the Cures Act was passed in 2015, this bill:
“…deals with federal funding for medical research. […]
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of groups from across the political spectrum in calling for reforms of the intelligence committee to provide for more effective oversight of federal intelligence agencies, as well as give more […]
During the 2008 economic crisis, Iceland’s government froze offshore accounts held by foreign investors in that country’s currency, the krona. Recently, the government of Iceland announced it would unfreeze the accounts if the account holders […]
From its 2008 blunder of giving Barrack Obama the peace prize by giving this year’s Nobel Prize in literature to legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
While this may seem an odd choice, Dylan’s lyrics have long been recognized as poetry. […]
Passing legislation funding the government is not the only issue facing Congress when it returns for the “lame duck” session. For example, Congress will also need to stop the Obamacare bailout. The law, which even Bill Clinton calls […]
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition against the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714), legislation introduced by House Government and Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz.
Under the guise of postal “reform” this legislation would […]
Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank held their annual meetings in DC. Since my invitation was lost in the mail, I’m not sure if the IMF’s role in Iceland’s backdoor theft of private capital via direct taxation and […]
Last week marked the fifteenth anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan, the longest war in US history. There weren’t any victory parades or photo-ops with Afghanistan’s post-liberation leaders. That is because the war is ongoing. In […]
Hell or High Water, Don’t Breathe, and Equity are three “small” films that, while not pro-liberty or even explicitly political, cast an interesting look at life in the post-“great recession” era.
Don’t Breathe has (justifiably) become the […]
During the 2008 market meltdown, Iceland imposed capital controls on foreign investors in “offshore Krona funds” (Krona is Iceland’s currency).
Now Iceland’s government has announced it is lifting the controls. So lovers of liberty should […]