Joe Biden: Culture‐Warrior‐in‐Chief
Gene Healy Last week, the New York Times ran a front-page story admiring President Biden’s political acumen on culture-war issues (“Biden Sidesteps Any Notion That He’s a 'Flaming Woke Warrior'”, NYT, July 4, 2023). You’ve got to hand it to him,
Misreading Mill
Patrick Deneen writes that the nonaggression principle promotes a liberalism that is harmful to society, as evidenced by John Stuart Mill's idea of the tyranny of public opinion. Original Article: "Misreading Mill"
Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated
Murray Rothbard once proposed: Quick: Which is America’s Most Persecuted Minority? No, you’re wrong. . . . All right, consider this: Which group has been increasingly illegalized, shamed and denigrated first by the Establishment, and then, following its lead, by society at large? Which
Another Athlete Chooses a Low‐Tax State
David Boaz I’ve written before about whether athletes take state taxes into account when they weigh competing offers. Here’s another example: Grant Williams left the Boston Celtics for the Dallas Mavericks, at least partly because of Massachusetts’ Millionaire’s Tax: Testing the market
The G7 in Hiroshima: The Latest Attempt to Impose a Unipolar World
It's fitting that the G7 recently met in Hiroshima because the policies they are following are blowing up the world economy. Original Article: "The G7 in Hiroshima: The Latest Attempt to Impose a Unipolar World"
Some Simple Facts about U.S. Government Debt
Romina Boccia The U.S. government budget is characterized by vast sums that are too abstract for most people to easily comprehend. This fact sheet translates the billions and trillions in government budget figures into terms that non‐experts can more directly relate
What Does Financial Privacy Mean for Liberty?
Nicholas Anthony The Cato Institute’s mission is to originate, disseminate, and advance solutions based on the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Within the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, we narrow that scope to the realm
Australians and Septic Tank Yanks
Paul Matzko This global public opinion poll asking respondents whether they have a favorable view of the USA has been bouncing around the interwebs.
The Argentinian Zombie Currency
Argentina is one of the world's poster children for hyperinflation. Unfortunately, monetary reforms aren't working because the authorities are not serious about having a sound currency. Original Article: "The Argentinian Zombie Currency"
Myth #6: There Is a Tradeoff between Unemployment and Inflation
Recorded by the Mises Institute in the mid-1980s, The Mises Report provided radio commentary from leading non-interventionists, economists, and political scientists. In this program, we present another part of "Ten Great Economic Myths". This material was prepared by Murray N.