The New Socialism Is a Public-Private Partnership
In 1990, socialism seemed to be done once and for all, but the times have changed. In the last twenty years, socialism has again become fashionable beyond the academic fringes. The covid-19 crisis demonstrated how quickly and thoroughly the traditionally
Rothbard on the Ukraine War
My title seems odd. How could Murray Rothbard comment on the Ukraine War, when he died in 1995? Of course, he can’t comment on current events. But the principles this great thinker wrote about tell us what he would say
Is China Colonizing Jamaica?
The Chinese have been in Jamaica since the nineteenth century. After emancipation, planters felt that newly freed blacks would be unwilling to toil on plantations, and the exodus of ex-slaves from plantations confirmed their suspicions. So to fill labor gaps,
U.S. Allowing Weapons Customers to Commit Crimes Against Humanity on the Saudi-Yemen Border
Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen President Joe Biden wants to sign a security agreement with Saudi Arabia despite its history of human rights abuses and, in recent actions, its reported shooting and killing of Ethiopian migrants. Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report
Do Monopolies Cause Inflation?
Too many economic commentators claim that monopolies are the cause of inflation. Austrian economic analysis shows that this is impossible. Original Article: "Do Monopolies Cause Inflation?"
Sweden during the Pandemic: Pariah or Paragon?
Johan Norberg During the pandemic, it seemed like the world was watching and worrying about Sweden, because my home country chose to stay open during the crisis. Many people warned that it was a reckless experiment that would end in disaster, and
The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
In recent decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has boasted about having lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty; however, they were only able to do this because hundreds of millions of people had been living in poverty
Why Governments Love Political “Crimes” Like Treason and Sedition
In a free society, political crimes like treason and "seditious libel" are few and far between. Under despotic regimes, on the other hand, political crimes multiply. Original Article: "Why Governments Love Political "Crimes" Like Treason and Sedition"
Cato Report: Zero Chance of Being Killed by Terrorist Who Crossed U.S. Border Illegally, 1975-2022
Michael Chapman Among many interesting facts in a new Cato Institute report, Terrorism and Immigration, is that between 1975 and 2022 the annual chance of being killed on U.S. soil in an attack by a terrorist who crossed the border illegally was zero. During