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Why We Have a Surveillance State
Why We Have a Surveillance State It is the inevitable consequence of our prevailing governing philosophy. “Gentlemen do not read each other’s mail.” Henry Stimson, Secretary of State, 1929 I was upbraided recently by a dear friend for my frequent praise of outcast investor Peter Thiel over Thiel’s involvement with big data company Palantir. He […]
Character, Not Control, Is the Antidote to Evil
Character, Not Control, Is the Antidote to Evil Every hero is a potential villain who chose differently. Humans are dangerous creatures capable of great evil. This inescapable truth bombards us every time we turn on the news. The weight of this knowledge bears down on every human soul, and with every tragedy, we are starkly […]
The NSA Wants a Skeleton Key to Everyone’s Encrypted Data
The NSA Wants a Skeleton Key to Everyone’s Encrypted Data Encryption can protect personal data from government intrusion, which means the government wants the key to break it. Like it or not, you are your data. In this day and age, your receipts, social media activity, public records, GPS data, and internet search history are […]
Trade Wars Lead to Shooting Wars and Depressions
Trade Wars Lead to Shooting Wars and Depressions Trade wars were a principal factor in causing the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. The current President of the U.S. has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum effective March 23, 2018 and proposes tariffs on products imported from China. He has also proposed […]
China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Sounds Pretty Dystopian, but Are We Far Behind?
China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Sounds Pretty Dystopian, but Are We Far Behind? The ACLU declared China’s system “nightmarish,” and it’s not difficult to see why. In its third season, the British science fiction TV series Black Mirror featured an episode called “Nosedive.” The episode, which was co-written by The Office actress Rashida Jones and starred Bryce Howard, depicted a society […]
The European Union Wants to Be an Even Bigger Global Bully
The European Union Wants to Be an Even Bigger Global Bully Europe doesn’t need another empire. Over time, the European Union has developed into more than just an economic cooperation between nations. The EU is a big and intrusive government that constantly acquires new powers. And like all superstates, its tendency to defend freedom against control […]
When America’s Fiscal Crisis Hits, Be Forewarned that Tax Increases Will Make a Bad Situation Worse
When America’s Fiscal Crisis Hits, Be Forewarned that Tax Increases Will Make a Bad Situation Worse When America’s fiscal crisis hits, remember that raising taxes will only exacerbate the problem. At some point in the next 10 years, there will be a huge fight in the United States over fiscal policy. This battle is inevitable […]
We Can’t Keep Expecting the Federal Government to Fix Things
We Can’t Keep Expecting the Federal Government to Fix Things Whatever your solution may be, the path to change a nation starts locally. It’s happened again, another tragedy in America, and once more we hear the cries for systematic change echo from coast to coast. Instead of berating you with countless policy prescriptions in the aftermath, and […]
Bastiat Knew the Proper Limits of Government Force
Bastiat Knew the Proper Limits of Government Force If you don’t violate the life, liberty, or property of someone else, you should not see the arm of the law. High school students in the United States are usually required to take a course in government. They learn about the structure of government but rarely discover […]
How Easy Money Is Rotting America from the Inside-Out
How Easy Money Is Rotting America from the Inside-Out How much of our gleaming new infrastructure will fall into disrepair? The Federal Reserve has been the main cause of business cycles in America since 1913. For several decades, it has tried to hide the consequences of its policies by enabling easy credit during each recession. […]
A Stock Market Tumble Is the Correction We Need
A Stock Market Tumble Is the Correction We Need The Fed put us in this predicament. Only the market can get us out of it. Since hitting rock bottom in 2009, stock prices have consistently increased without much volatility — that is, until these first few days of February when the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Does Postmodernism Pit Us Against Each Other?
Does Postmodernism Pit Us Against Each Other? Feminist maverick Camille Paglia has called him “the most important and influential Canadian thinker since Marshall McLuhan,” declaring that “his bold interdisciplinary synthesis of psychology, anthropology, science, politics and comparative religion is forming the template for the genuinely humanistic university of the future.” Meanwhile, conservative commentator David Brooks […]
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explains the Growth of Government
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explains the Growth of Government Why do democracies lead to ever-growing states? We’ve all found ourselves at least a few times in our lives listening to friends or relatives complain about voter apathy. If only voters properly researched policies and politicians, everything would be better, we hear. Unfortunately, the incentives just aren’t […]
This Was Mises’s Main Case for Peace
This Was Mises’s Main Case for Peace War only destroys. Peace, on the other hand, creates. War is absolutely devastating. There is no dancing around that fact. Not only is it responsible for the loss of countless human lives, it also leaves an immeasurable amount of physical and emotional destruction in its wake. The market […]
Is “Fake News” Really Fake?
Is “Fake News” Really Fake? The more complicated a situation, the more open to interpretation it is. The term “fake news” has been much in the news since the 2016 election. Unfortunately, it is not usually defined in any clear fashion. The implication is that the media engages in deliberate distortion and misrepresentation of the […]
