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A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.
Socialism promises many things and claims to prioritize people over profits. But what people actually get is different.
Entrepreneurial greed is why we have iPhones, refrigerators, cars that usually work, supermarkets that stay open all night, and many of the things that make our lives better.
Eliminating the deficit requires cutting the biggest spending—defense, Medicare, Social Security. So far, Trump says he won't touch those.
Inflation and rent prices are down, and the country has a budget surplus.
Many have started to recognize a need to focus on their core business rather than virtue-signaling.
I can't stand big government, but I think we need something. Michael Malice says I'm wrong.
The Coddling of the American Mind, a new documentary based on the book of the same name, makes the case that destructive ideas in higher education are making people anxious.
Measures restricting gun ownership still disproportionately harm black and brown people, says Maj Toure, founder of "Black Guns Matter."
Charities can focus resources on those who genuinely need a hand while saying no to those who just need "a kick in the butt."
Michael Malice's new book The White Pill sees a positive future for the country, in contrast with internet culture.
Union president Harold Daggett says longshoremen will strike again in January if they don't get a ban on automation.
The Pilgrims learned this lesson the hard way. Fast forward 400 years, and many Americans have forgotten.
The U.S. now ranks second to last in the time it takes to develop a new mine—roughly 29 years. Only Zambia is worse.
Giving kids freedom doesn't just help children, says Lenore Skenazy, founder of the nonprofit Let Grow. It helps parents, too.
But if they admitted that, they would be out of a job.
Media hysteria and overzealous governments have led many to believe that childhood independence is a form of abuse.
These policies may sound good on paper—but they would be disastrous in reality.
According to recent data, people work less—and actually end up deeper in debt.
A handful of states use loopholes to get around a Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice unconstitutional.
His ideas would leave us poorer and less free.
"A couple million times a year, people use guns defensively," says economist and author John Lott.
Some politicians and environmentalists want to tear down Snake River dams in Washington state, even though they generate tons of electricity.
Debate is one of the best ways to get closer to the truth. At least Kennedy is willing to do so.
Harris has flip-flopped on many issues, but she's been consistent on her desire to spend more of your money.
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
Growth of regulation slowed under former President Trump, but it still increased.
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.
The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.
We could grow our way out of our debt burden if politicians would limit spending increases to just below America's average yearly economic growth. But they won't even do that.
Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.
Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.
About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
If businesses don't serve customers well, they go out of business. Government, on the other hand, is a monopoly.
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.
A similar law in California had disastrous consequences.
Free trade brings us more stuff at lower prices.
Thanks to "squatters' rights" laws, evicting a squatter can be so expensive and cumbersome that some people simply walk away from their homes.
In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.
In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.
I shouldn't have to spend so much money on an accountant every year. But I don't really have a choice.
Many apps collect data that is then accessed by outside entities. Should you care?
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
They should be heard, not shouted down.
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