William Graham Sumner Was No “Social Darwinist”
One of the first free market books I read, back in the early 1960s, was William Graham Sumner’s What Social Classes Owe Each Other. The book originally appeared in 1883. It is often smeared for its “social Darwinism.” According to this
US States Are Seizing More Power in the Name of “Deregulating” Housing
Claiming they are "deregulating" housing, some California politicians want to make it illegal for private homeowners associations to restrict the construction of accessory units. This means more regulation and more centralization of power. Original Article: "US States Are Seizing More Power
How the Progressives Conquered Corporate America
In 1924, King Camp Gillette—the inventor of the disposable razor blade—coauthored a book with Upton Sinclair, the progressive journalist famous for triggering the pure foods movement after publishing The Jungle, a muckraking account of the meat-packing industry. Sinclair was lending
UNION BUDGET 2021: Industry wise highlights
The Union budget declared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2021 is generally regarded as a critical point in the economic and social rehabilitation of the country from a deadly pandemic that slashed wages and disrupted countless lives.
A Penchant for Controlling Others
[Editor's Note: In this 2009 article, Lew Rockwell lists the problems with government mandates on private use of mobile phones. Observant readers will note the "public safety" arguments against the freedom to use phones as we choose are essentially the same
In Washington, Fake News Is Everywhere
We're supposed to believe that with Trump gone, political discourse will now be more honest and accurate. The reality is the Washington establishment is built on lies and myths and conspiracy theories. Here are just a few of them, from
Title IX Will Become a Vehicle of More Injustice
President Joe Biden vowed to put a “quick end” to the Trump administration’s Title IX regulations and return to Obama-era ones at universities. If this happens, the sexual misconduct hearings will be deeply impacted. These “trials” judge whether those accused
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 10: The Roosevelt Recession
By the start of 1937, things were looking up for the U.S. economy. Although the Supreme Court had struck down both the NIRA and the AAA—the chief pillars of the original New Deal's recovery plan—some time ago, like a glider
The Unemployment Crisis
The year 2020 was marked with plenty of hurdles, right from seeing a negative growth rate in our nation’s GDP and a series of growth contractions which ended up in rising inflation and unemployment. Indian economy had to go through
It’s Time for Unilateral Free Trade with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK
After years of delay and endless debates over the long-term relationship between the EU and the UK, Brexit is finally done. At least, it’s done for now. The EU and the UK appear to have struck a trade deal and a