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One Majority to Rule Them All | The Libertarian Institute Jeb Smith notes the benefits of decentralized political institutions, arguing that centralized authority is almost always detrimental to individual rights. “Once power becomes centralized in the majority at the federal level they make super PACs with powerful interest groups. Money and…

A victim mentality is about the worst thing you could wish on someone.…

Tariffs Bring Pain without Gain By William L. Anderson Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently claimed that Trump’s tariffs will improve the economy, but only after a period of painful adjustment. “No pain, no gain,” he said. The truth is that the tariffs will inflict pain without any net gains. originally…

Jordan Peterson Explains The Deep Meaning Behind 9 Famous Song Lyrics I don't normally find the Bee's articles to be very funny, but this is quite good. originally posted at…

Tariffs Mean Higher Housing Costs By Douglas French For all the political rhetoric about building “affordable housing,” the reality is housing prices will only go up, and tariffs will contribute to the increase. Unless of course they start selling off federal land and easing restrictions on building. originally posted at…

With a Ceasefire Imminent, Thousands of Ukrainians Have Died in Vain Ted Snider laments the missed opportunities for peace in Ukraine. “At the beginning of the war in Istanbul, before the inconceivable loss of life, a negotiated end to the war could have been signed. Three years later, after the…

DOGE and the Futility of Reform | The Libertarian Institute Joseph Solis-Mullen asks whether the Elon Musk-led department will live up to its mandate of slashing government waste and corruption. “But for those familiar with bureaucratic dynamics, it was clear from the outset that DOGE would fail—not because…

Thomas Aquinas and the Subjective Theory of Value By Federico Silva Six hundred years before Carl Menger wrote his Principles, Thomas Aquinas was writing about the role of subjective valuation in economic exchanges. His work helped lay the groundwork for further advances in economic theory. originally posted at…

Cuts to Foreign Aid Are a Good Start By Aaron Sobczak While attempts to eliminate USAID are garnering a lot of publicity, the truth is that the foreign aid budget needs even more cutting than the Trump administration is willing to do. originally posted at…

Dismantling the Department of Education? By Conor Sanderson Phasing out the Department of Education is a step in the right direction toward an increasingly market-oriented system of education. originally posted at…

Free Markets Promote Peaceful Cooperation and Racial Harmony By Wanjiru Njoya By their nature, free markets promote harmony between people and increase overall standards of living, rather than focusing on “class interests.” originally posted at…

Stackers Assemble: Holly Lane Chocolate has questions about bitcoin payments I'm a big chocolate fan, so I selfishly want this chocolate company to figure out the best bitcoin payment system. Can stackers offer some advice to this merchant who's eager to accept bitcoin? originally posted at…

Richard Murphy, The Bank of England, And MMT Confusion By Jack Watt Belief in the fairy tale known as modern monetary theory not only is endemic in US academic and government circles, but is also making headway in Great Britain. originally posted at…

We Can't Fix International Organizations like the WTO. Abolish Them. By Joseph Solis-Mullen International organizations like the EU and UN are creations of states and serve the states’ elites. We can’t “improve” them or make them more “efficient.” originally posted at…

The New Higher Education "Arms Race" By Jane L. Johnson With more universities becoming R1 research institutions, the competition for dwindling federal dollars will change the higher education landscape. This wasn't really on my radar. Combined with all the lost federal research funding and changes to

Say No to a Sovereign Wealth Fund | The Libertarian Institute Sheldon Richman argues against the creation of a US sovereign wealth fund, saying the move would only further erode freedom, free enterprise, and free markets. “To put it mildly, it’s a bad time to set up a SWF, which…

Stacker Sports Pod • Episode 23: Preparing for Madness and Free Agent Frenzy Back to our regularly scheduled programming. We tried to keep up with all that's happening in the NBA and NFL, plus spent some time discussing Aussie Rules Football, which is fast becoming a favorite of ours

Libertarians simply reject the initiation of violence against peaceful people and their property. I think it’s common to focus on other tangential topics or act like libertarianism is about something else, because critics don’t want to admit that they support initiating violence against peaceful people.…