'Private Tyranny' Is Less Private Than You Think
Sohrab Ahmari inadvertently gives even more reasons to reduce the power of the state.
Sohrab Ahmari inadvertently gives even more reasons to reduce the power of the state.
The bipartisan legislation would grant permanent residency and work rights to some 400,000 refugees from Venezuela's brutal socialist dictatorship.
Today, voters will consider a citizen petition that would let landlords raise rents to market rates on vacant units.
"All the time we hear socialists say, 'Next time, we'll get it right.' How many next times do you get?"
"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.
May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
The authors of The Individualists talk Rand, Friedman, Hayek, Rothbard, and the "struggle for the soul" of the libertarian movement.
Economist Bryan Caplan explains how standard socialist complaints about free markets are similar to longstanding fan claims that Tolkien's Giant Eagles didn't do enough in the war against Sauron.
"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
This is what it looks like when a political party's branches start to go their own way.
The outrage over Rishi Sunak's health care choices reveals the dire state of the National Health Service.
Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute provides what may be the best short summary of the evils of nationalism.
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
In barely a century, capitalism led to more productivity "than have all preceding generations together," Marx and Friedrich Engels argued.
Many Americans don’t seem to like any economic systems, and they’re no closer to agreement.
Alas, the Russians never forgave him.
The 54,000-word draft document is a feeding frenzy of political interests looking to codify special rights and privileges.
The 'conscious capitalism' innovator on overregulation, COVID mandates, and why he will be speaking his mind much more freely when he retires.
Voters will hopefully come to their senses and reject a radical, left-wing constitution.
Critics of immigration restrictions often cite immigrants who make extraordinary contributions to the society. But what about the opposite case of immigrants who cause massive harm (like Hitler)? The argument deserves to be taken seriously. But it's ultimately much weaker than it seems.
Even socialist kibbutzniks can come to appreciate the benefits of markets when given a chance to directly compare them to socialism.
President-elect Gustavo Petro could easily take Colombia in an illiberal direction.
Political philosopher Chris Freiman makes the case.
St. Paul has seen a 61 percent decrease in building permits after the city imposed rent control on future housing.
A new book vividly portrays human beings coping with daily existence in a disintegrating society but offers an incoherent analysis of what went wrong.
The Polish-born artist is creating "heroic portraits" of machines and defending individualism and creative expression in Silicon Valley.
The racist Buffalo mass murderer's ideology drew on dangerous ideas common on both the ethnonationalist right and the far left.
Why May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broader support.
Compact brings "labor populism" and "political Catholicism" under one roof.
The former Texas congressman and presidential candidate says his goal was to get people to think about freedom.
Why Bernie Sanders, Hasan Piker, and Elizabeth Warren should open their wallets before they open their mouths.
The Atlas Network's Antonella Marty on the bad ideas that have undermined wealth and stability in the region
Accusations that a Miami attorney “scammed” Venezuelan asylum seekers speak volumes about the cruelty of the U.S. immigration system.
Something to be grateful for.
Today's highly successful space race "is not something for two billionaires to be directing," says Sanders, who favors the government spending taxpayer money to do the same damn thing (but more slowly).
The policies and technologies they reject as "false solutions" would actually work to mitigate climate change.
In Buffalo, incumbent Byron Brown staged a successful write-in campaign against DSA-backed candidate India Walton. Elsewhere in the country, DSA candidates won their local races.
The pick lends ammunition to those who have warned of a slippery slope toward socialism.
The idea that massive government spending, hate speech laws, and gun control will improve America—when they failed horribly elsewhere—is a dangerous myth.
Officials look for scapegoats to blame as the working force suffers burnout.
The two are idolizing the wrong models.
Relatively open borders helped halt the early 20th century welfare state.
Election winner Pedro Castillo plans to end the country’s successful free market reforms.
A third-generation Marxist critiques the contemporary left and discusses what progressives and libertarians might have in common.
Ignore the hype: Latin American immigration is (still) the city’s greatest strength.
Jacobin's Ben Burgis says yes, Soho Forum's Gene Epstein says no.
Jacobin's Ben Burgis and Soho Forum's Gene Epstein debate which system better promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity.