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Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition
Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition We should take our deregulation where we can get it. At long last, with the end of “net neutrality,” competition could soon come to the industry that delivers Internet services to you. You might be able to pick among a range of packages, some minimalist and some maximalist, depending […]
England Inches Down the Road to Serfdom
England Inches Down the Road to Serfdom Hayek’s whole purpose in writing this chapter, “The Totalitarians in Our Midst,” serves as a warning to his readers. Hayek has spent the last few chapters of The Road to Serfdom explaining the roots and rise of totalitarian governments. In chapter twelve, Hayek highlighted prominent Marxist theorists who […]
Why We Love Farmers Markets
Why We Love Farmers Markets They are relatively free of federal regulation, and that’s what makes them great. Almost every small and medium-sized town has what are called farmers markets. We love them. Some are seasonal. Some open only on weekends. People shops under tents and pay vendors cash. It’s all very charming, a nice […]
The Deep History of Taxation May Surprise You
The Deep History of Taxation May Surprise You For the majority of history, the idea of sustained taxation in peacetime was anathema. So what happened? Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. So goes the saying. And yet despite that, the idea of the necessity of taxation is largely undisputed, “consent” to its […]
Why the Worst Humans Are Able to Rise to Power
Why the Worst Humans Are Able to Rise to Power In chapter ten of The Road to Serfdom, “Why the Worst Get on Top,” Hayek continues to warn about the dangers of planned economies, but with a slightly different approach from earlier chapters. Stepping into new territory, here we see Hayek not only identifying economic […]
How to Protect Yourself Online, No Matter Your Security Needs
How to Protect Yourself Online, No Matter Your Security Needs Find a balance between security and convenience that is appropriate for your life. Almost every week, it seems that there is some kind of major security breach. Whether celebrity nudes, the social security numbers of the majority of Americans, or a Bitcoin heist, it seems […]
Is Free Speech in the US Doomed?
Is Free Speech in the US Doomed? To understand why an idea should be rejected first requires that the idea be understood. Crowds of students gathered at the University of California-Berkeley in September armed with protest signs and chanting, “Speech is violence! We will not be silent!” Who were these students so passionately protesting against? […]
The Great Deficit Ruse
The Great Deficit Ruse Your intuition is right: tax cuts are good and tax increases are bad. If your profligate friend blew his budget on liquor, you might feel bad for him. But it’s unlikely that you would be willing to fork over money to cover his mistake. He needs to figure it out. And […]
So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief?
So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief? There is no possibility of eliminating corruption in government. The idea of having government assist after a natural disaster sounds great. It makes us feel good. Houston floods? Send millions. New Orleans floods? Send hundreds of millions. Puerto Rico? The place is a mess and needs […]
Bringing Back the Draft Won’t Stop Unnecessary Wars
Bringing Back the Draft Won’t Stop Unnecessary Wars Conscripting soldiers neither stops unnecessary wars nor makes the death toll more egalitarian. Every now and then the old argument that the draft should be reinstated pops back up. Most recently it appeared here at The American Conservative in a piece by Dennis Laich and Lawrence Wilkerson that contended America’s […]
Leonard Read’s Vision of a Liberty-Loving Government
Leonard Read’s Vision of a Liberty-Loving Government In a dramatic contrast with political candidates’ promises to violate moral principles and other people’s property, Leonard Read recognized that “Nothing is in our nation’s capital except that which is taken from individuals.” In Richard Ebeling’s “This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like,” he provides […]
This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like
This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like What would a real friend of freedom say if he was offering himself for political office? In modern democracies, political cycles never end. As soon as one election is over, those seeking office are already running for the next election. Having recently attended a public […]
Free Speech Leads to Tolerance and Prosperity
Free Speech Leads to Tolerance and Prosperity The protection of free speech, including and especially offensive speech, is vitally important to a country’s well-being. J.S. Mill was an early advocate for our current view of free speech. He wrote, “If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary […]
Why the Rule of Law Matters, Even If It Doesn’t Exist
Why the Rule of Law Matters, Even If It Doesn’t Exist Hayek uses the sixth chapter of The Road to Serfdom to discuss the concept of the rule of law. Young Americans like myself have come of age in a climate where arbitrary rule has steadily become the norm. Civil liberties, once guaranteed by the […]
