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Origins of the Modern Nanny State →

April 1, 2021

The modern welfare state began not as a utopian vision of altruism and compassion, but as nothing more than a political ploy for one man to keep himself and his party in office.

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Speech is Freedom's First Line of Defense →

March 30, 2021

Restriction of free thought and free speech might be the most dangerous of all subversions.

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The Tyranny of the Short-Run: What I Would Tell the Romans →

March 25, 2021

Do you think the Romans would applaud or boo? Would my short but pointed speech change anyone’s behavior?

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The Disappearing Entrepreneur: The Case of Jim Thompson →

March 25, 2021

What if all entrepreneurs took a walk and disappeared?

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Lenin's NEP: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Didn't Work →

March 22, 2021

Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to simply avoid the socialist trap in the first place?

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Neta Snook and Amelia Earhart →

March 19, 2021

While Amelia Earhart certainly deserves to be remembered for her accomplishments, so does Neta Snook.

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Your Friendly Government is Debauching the Currency

March 18, 2021

Ultimately, the laws of economics cannot be repealed by any mortal, not even presumptuous politicians and planners in government.

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Luck or Miracle? Samoset and the Pilgrims →

March 16, 2021

The Plymouth colonists met what were perhaps the only two English-speaking Indians on the eastern seaboard.

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Mario Vargas Llosa at 85

March 11, 2021

Peru missed an opportunity for greatness when its voters narrowly failed to elect Mario Vargas Llosa their President in 1990.

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The Knives of the Cancel Culture are Out to Get Adam Smith →

March 9, 2021

Don’t let presentism sully a great man!

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Why Socialism Stinks--Frank Gaffney Interviews Me on His TV Show - 3/3/21 →

March 4, 2021

Socialism is a tragic joke. This is Part One of two parts. Part Two is here: https://tinyurl.com/9z3fxtbk.

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The Flushing Remonstrance for Lee Habeeb's "Our American Stories" (audio) →

March 4, 2021

The story (in audio) of the Flushing Remonstrance, a pivotal document and moment that established a precedent of religious liberty in what would eventually become the United States. Based on this article: https://fee.org/articles/the-flushing-remonstrance-the-religious-magna-carta-of-the-new-world/.

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Another Dumb Reason to Take Your Money

March 1, 2021

Politicians who bemoan low voter turnout shouldn’t be so critical of non-voters.

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Lessons from The Telegraph for the Biden Crew

February 26, 2021

Americans of the 1800s learned from the development of the telegraph that it was entrepreneurs in a free market, not government, that really promoted the “public interest.”

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Louis Armstrong's Great Music and Legacy →

February 24, 2021

When he died in 1971, fellow Jazz great Duke Ellington said of him, “He was born poor, died rich, and never hurt anyone along the way.”

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Wisdom From Three Great African Americans →

February 17, 2021

Marian Anderson, George Washington Carver, and Booker T. Washington possessed wisdom and character that deserves to resonate and inspire for many generations to come.

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Why is Socialism ANTI-SOCIAL? →

February 11, 2021

Now that we know what socialism is, why is it anti-social? Let me count the ways. Six, at least.

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Two Miraculous Surgeries of 1893 →

February 10, 2021

How would you like to have delicate surgery performed in your mouth while on a boat—in its saloon, no less?

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The Best President of My Lifetime →

February 6, 2021

Unlike many US presidents, Ronald Reagan understood there was no loftier achievement for any society than freedom.

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Remembering the Harlem Hellfighters →

February 4, 2021

No matter what you think about America entering World War I, and no matter what color your skin, you can celebrate the heroic Harlem Hellfighters. They were among the best.

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The End of the Climate Cult
Dec 4, 2025
The End of the Climate Cult
Dec 4, 2025

The climatastrophe has been a terrible mistake. It diverted attention from real environmental problems, cost a fortune, impoverished consumers, perpetuated poverty, frightened young people into infertility, wasted years of our time, undermined democracy and corrupted science. Time to bury the parrot — Matt Ridley.


Dec 4, 2025
Government Shutdown Exposed the Biggest Lie in Education
Oct 31, 2025
Government Shutdown Exposed the Biggest Lie in Education
Oct 31, 2025

“For decades, teachers unions and the liberal allies they bankroll in D.C. have told the American people that without the federal bureaucracy, education would crumble,” writes Ryan Walters.

Oct 31, 2025
Millions Gather to Express Total Ignorance
Oct 18, 2025
Millions Gather to Express Total Ignorance
Oct 18, 2025

“We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class,” said one man. Problem is, they DID have middle-school social studies, at great expense to the taxpayer, and still turned out to be rubes. Maybe there’s a connection??

Oct 18, 2025

Recent Quotes

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Murphy on America
Feb 11, 2025
Murphy on America
Feb 11, 2025

“The true meaning of America, you ask? It’s in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman’s badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper. ... In all these things, and many more, you’ll find America. In all these things, you’ll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me” — Actor, poet, and the most decorated American of World War II, Audie Murphy.

Feb 11, 2025
Mill on Freedom
Feb 1, 2025
Mill on Freedom
Feb 1, 2025

“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.”

Feb 1, 2025
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023

“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

Mar 20, 2023

Recent Blogs

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The Constitution of Liberty: Hayek's Lessons for Today and Tomorrow
Dec 4, 2025
The Constitution of Liberty: Hayek's Lessons for Today and Tomorrow
Dec 4, 2025

Hayek firmly rejected the modern leftist obsession with “social justice.” Redistribution schemes based on outcome-focused equality ignore the process by which outcomes arise. Inequality, per se, is not a problem. The focus should not be on the outcome, but on the process. Photo: Hayek (left) and Mises (right).

Dec 4, 2025
Grateful Thanks to the Founding Generation
Dec 3, 2025
Grateful Thanks to the Founding Generation
Dec 3, 2025

I wish I could go back in a time machine to that emotional moment at Fraunces Tavern on December 4, 1783.

Dec 3, 2025
Socialists Blame Capitalism for Everything, Especially When a Disaster is the Fault of Socialism
Dec 3, 2025
Socialists Blame Capitalism for Everything, Especially When a Disaster is the Fault of Socialism
Dec 3, 2025

The idea that politicians are supposed to provide solutions to problems is usually stupid, because politicians are not magicians. They can't do things any better than people who actually create wealth. They don't create wealth, they just redistribute it. We shouldn't think of the state as a very generous uncle who only thinks about us. A very good English translation of an interview with Kristina Votrubova in the publication Postroj. Conducted November 27, 2025.

Dec 3, 2025