Adam Smith vs. Crony Capitalism
The Scottish philosopher's suspicions about business people were well-founded.
History
What America Can Learn From Portugal's Drug War Reforms
The level of conflicts on the street are reduced. Drug-related robberies are reduced. And now the police are not the enemies of the consumers.
Blind Ambition Is Not a Presidential Job Qualification
Nobody who wants the presidency too badly ought to be trusted with it.
Why the Super Bowl (and Other Sports) Shouldn't Become Political Footballs
Or, as a teenage, mostly non-practicing heterosexual libertarian regularly accused of being gay and communist simply for playing soccer, I am annoyed when some dumb game is larded up with ideological meaning.
Libertarians, Guns, and Federalism
A reply to Richard Epstein's take on the right to keep and bear arms
Romney and Hancock
To understand the presidential bid of the 70th governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it's useful to remember the career of the first.
The Decline of Violence
Neuroscientist Steven Pinker on the triumph of peace and prosperity over death and destruction
The Supreme Court Fails to Protect Economic Liberty, Again
Occupational licensing abuse gets a pass from the high court.
Controlling Guns, Controlling People
A new history shows how gun control goes hand in hand with fear of black people-and The People.
Who's Afraid of Friedrich Hayek?
The Nobel-winning economist has got modern critics running scared.
Trillion Dollar Bailouts Equal Crony Capitalism
The Federal Reserve was supposed to be a lender of last resort, not an ATM for Wall Street.
Thirteen Steps For Making U.S. Child Care As Horrible As U.S. Health Care
Nancy Pelosi once had trouble finding a babysitter, so her aspiration these days is "doing for child care what we did for health care reform."
Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Shows That Hunger for More Power Corrupts
J. Edgar Hoover's Fetish for Authority Was More Worrisome Than His Apocryphal Sexual Hangups
