Right Policy, Wrong Reason

by Laurence M. Vance April 6, 2020

Before Donald Trump indicated his support for the current coronavirus-relief program, he broached the idea of a payroll-tax cut. In addition to the money withheld ...

The Lesson of a Crash that Cured Itself

by Wendy McElroy April 3, 2020

If a government wishes to alleviate, rather than aggravate, a depression, its only valid course is laissez-faire—to leave the economy alone. Only if there ...

What Comes After the Coronavirus, Freedom or Despotism?

by Richard M. Ebeling April 2, 2020

The coronavirus crisis that has enveloped the world has brought about calls for society and economy-wide action on the part of governments that has ...

Tigers Are Less Dangerous Than Tax Collectors and Political Paternalists

by Richard M. Ebeling March 31, 2020

We are told in The Analects of the famous ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius (551–479 BC), Once Confucius was walking in the mountains and he came ...

Preventing Liberty from Becoming a Coronavirus Fatality

by Ted Galen Carpenter March 30, 2020

Public attitudes about the coronavirus outbreak increasingly exhibit features of a collective panic. That development creates the danger that government measures designed to deal ...

The Wrong Solution to Welfare Marriage Penalties

by Laurence M. Vance March 27, 2020

The typical wedding ceremony, reception, and honeymoon can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Although all of it may be paid for up front, ...