Soho Forum Debate: Gene Epstein vs. David Friedman on the Nonaggression Principle
Economists Gene Epstein and David Friedman debated how best to persuade people to become libertarians at the Porcupine Freedom Festival.
Economists Gene Epstein and David Friedman debated how best to persuade people to become libertarians at the Porcupine Freedom Festival.
Plus: Teaching A.I. about the Fourth of July, and more...
Researchers report that many gun owners, especially newer ones, falsely deny owning guns.
Donald Trump commuted Philip Esformes' sentence, but the Justice Department is bent on sending him back to prison.
As beef prices increase, biotech could provide a cheaper and tasty alternative.
Excerpts from a dialogue with ChatGPT
The fight over the debt ceiling has foreshadowed how the policy debates of the presidential election cycle are likely to go.
The group stresses that it supports the government's ultimate goal of electrification, but the method of achieving that goal should be realistic.
Plus: A listener question on the potential efficacy of congressional term limits.
"We are adamant that the hiring committee...not extend a job offer to Dr. Yoel Inbar," reads the petition.
Biden's proposed income-driven repayment plan could still cost taxpayers billions. And it will likely raise tuition too.
If you can't force a web designer to serve a gay wedding, can you force a web platform to serve a politician?
How not to distribute federal funds
"Nobody is abducting 1- and 4-year-old kids into sex trafficking," says the director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center.
A group of senators is challenging the conventional interpretation of Article 5's an-attack-on-one-is-an-attack-on-all provision.
Fireworks consumption is at record levels even as fireworks injuries fall.
Plus: Fewer cops, less crime; free beer; and more....
Asked about people in general, respondents perceive moral decline. But when asked about specific acts or people in their personal worlds, the data tell a different story.
Pandemic policies, anti-terror efforts, and feuding factions erode Americans’ liberty.
No, it's not ethical to keep them from potentially lifesaving information about their babies—and themselves.
New reasonable childhood independence laws in these states will make it easier for parents to let children enjoy the holiday.
Economists David Friedman and Gene Epstein debate how best to persuade people toward libertarianism.
At a recent congressional hearing, Republicans and Democrats sparred over clemency. But they share more common ground than they'd like to admit.
The decision reverses a terrible previous decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Phantom thunderstorms scotch thousands of flights, because the FAA sucks.
But poor record keeping hides the real number.
A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins is the first to look at the effects of Texas' 2021 "Heartbeat Act" on live births.
It might as well have been titled Indiana Jones and the Quest for Cash.
The environmentalist and anti-vaccine activist talks about his presidential run and whether he'd jail climate change skeptics.
Plus: Perspectives on the affirmative action ruling, how U.S. policy is thwarting Cuban capitalists, and more...
It's wrong to use human beings as pawns in an apparent political stunt.
Environmental activists expect us to modify our lifestyles to meet their priorities.
Reading between the lines of The Wealth of Nations
"If he goes down, so will journalism," Assange's father John Shipton says in the documentary.
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