Taxes: Man’s Inhumanity to Man
My community in the Deep South prides itself on friendship, community feeling, and an overall happy spirit. So it was a bit strange for …
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Anarchy: The Basis for a Civilized Society, Part 2
The position that there need be a state is too often taken for granted. The main body of Sartwell’s book Against the State is …
How the Internet Saved Civilization
I’ve just completed a heavy schedule of talks at the Agora Financial Investment Symposium in Vancouver. All my talks centered on information economics, Web …
The Joys of Living
“What are you complaining about all the time?” people sometimes ask me. “I’m just about as free as I want to be.” Here’s the …
The Big Drag on the Rest of Us
It’s second-term scandal season in Washington, D.C. The folks at Fox are eating it up. But over at MSNBC, not so much. First it …
IRS on the Hot Seat
“I have not done anything wrong,” Lois Lerner, head of the IRS’ nonprofit division, told a congressional hearing. “I have not broken any laws.” …
Beware of Government “Extras”
Beware the government that provides “more.” Fear the government that provides “extra.” “More government” always means more of something, but not always more of …
Government, the Thief
How secure are property rights if the police can take your stuff and keep it, citing no particular reason at all? Not very secure. …
The Holy Hangman Still Kills
Half of Americans think that government is their benefactor. The other half think it is a sworn enemy. Depending on the day and the …
The Death of File Sharing
Last week’s violent government attack on the hugely popular site Megaupload — the U.S. government arresting Belgian citizens in New Zealand, of all places, …