Government
A 79-Year-Old Woman Receives a Jail Sentence for Feeding Stray Cats
"I'm an animal lover, and I feel guilty that they're wandering around out there and they have nothing to eat."
Should Baltimore Pay Ransom to the Hackers Holding City Computers Hostage?
The city’s systems have been down since May 7, with no end in sight.
Oakland's 'Pothole Vigilantes' Are the Batman and Robin of Road Repair
"We love the city, we hope they fill the potholes faster. And if they’re not going to do it, we’ll do it ourselves.”
It Took Good Samaritans 2 Hours and $150 To Paint a Crosswalk That D.C. Ignored for 6 Months
Yet another example of private citizens taking it upon themselves to do what the government is incapable of.
The Problem With Nudging People to Happiness
Cass Sunstein's latest book puts a lot of faith in the efficacy of government to structure our choices.
What Inmates, the Amish, and Imperial Chinese Law Teach Us About Relying on the State
David Friedman’s Legal Systems Very Different from Ours explores the costs and benefits of various legal systems across time.
Americans' Least Favorite Company Isn't Even a Company. Can You Guess What It Is?
No matter their age or political persuasion, Americans have similar thoughts on this one.
Try Common Sense and Dump Old Right-Left Ideologies, Says Philip K. Howard in New Book: Podcast
He also offers up concrete proposals not just to reform government but to route around it and get on with our lives already.
We Found a Perfect Metaphor for Government
The city admitted its mistake after collecting the fines.
Don't Tie Tragic National Park Deaths to the Government Shutdown
Some news outlets have insinuated that the government shutdown is to blame for several tragic deaths. Statistics say otherwise.
The Problems With Federal Immigration Agencies Predate Trump
Audits dating back to 2003 highlight a culture of mismanagement and misconduct.
The National Debt Hit $22 Trillion at the End of 2018
Growth alone won't get us out of this mess.
Ideology Is Out, Identity Is In
Stanford's Francis Fukuyama on the rise of populism in the West and how identity politics thwarted the end of history.
When Nonviolence Isn't Enough
Does the right to self-defense apply against agents of the state?
New Jersey Salts Roads for a Nonexistent Snowstorm
First it failed to prepare for a snowstorm. Then it overprepared.
Let Daylight Saving Time Die Already
Several states have broken free of the government requirement, with more on the way.
No Matter Who Takes Home a Record Lottery Prize, the Government Always Wins
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an astounding $1.6 billion. You and I probably won't win, but the government definitely will.
For a Less Divided America, Let People Pick Their Own Laws
It sure beats endless battles over who gets to stuff their preferred governance down the throats of the vanquished.
Debate: Corporate Data Collection Poses a Threat to Personal Freedom
There are lots of reasons to be concerned about government snooping, but how should we feel when private companies do it?
When It Comes to Taxes, the Government Always Wants More
Understanding the great American tax rip-off.
Government Wants Our Trust, but Where's the Accountability?
The foul ups by the Broward County Sheriff's Office don't inspire confidence.
No Freedom From the Church of America
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
Campus Activists Formed Their Own Alternative Student Government, Now Want to Impeach Their Fake President
University of Kansas's Multicultural Student Government "has ultimately turned into a dictatorship model of government."
Less Regulation Means Less Opportunity for Government Corruption
Smaller government has the possibility to be more honest government.
Twitter Cracking Down on Promoting Violence—With a Major Exception
The government is regularly excluded when we use the word "violence."
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform: "It's highly likely that we pass whatever the Senate comes up with"
Libertarian Republican congressman admits that an already-worrisome debt will increase, and that the Senate may well disregard the House's framework, but "just because my colleagues don't believe that we have to cut spending doesn't mean I can't vote to cut taxes"
Enlisting Marijuana and MDMA to Fight PTSD
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
Americans: You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
Diverse people who dislike one another are perfectly capable of sharing a country-if you don't insist on driving them into mutual conflict.
We Are The Economy They Want to Regulate
Strictly speaking, it's not markets that can and should be free-it's people.
The Base Rhetoric of Mainstream Taxation Talk
From the discussion, you would never know the money in question actually belongs to particular individuals, who obtained it through voluntary exchange or gift.
United and the Cops Are Just the Latest Violent Partners in a Long History of Dysfunction
Government officials have often deployed force on behalf of their business and labor friends. That will change only when the consequences outweigh the gains.
Has the Ignorant Media Gotten Worse?
From storm coverage to the deep state, many in the media display a pro-government bias.
James Scott, David Friedman, and Robert Ellickson Debate Anarchy
One and a half anarchists
Human Freedom Is Up, But Government Quality Is Deteriorating
Progress in spite of government not because of it.
The Election Is Rigged, But Not as Trump Would Have Us Believe
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election is predetermined for power and against liberty.
Against Democracy and Elitism
The people's best political framework is neither democracy nor epistocracy but original liberalism, or what we today call libertarianism.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?
Algocracy and the moral and political legitimacy of government decision-making
Private Is Better
Anything government can do, the private sector can do better. It can even do things government can't.
