Articles From October 2009

Features

The Rise and Fall of Curaçao’s Offshore Financial Sector
By Andrew P. Morriss

A longer examination, with footnotes, of Curaçao’s rise and fall, “Change, Dependency, and Regime... 

America’s Debt Paranoia
By Todd Zywicki

The headlines are alarming. The New York Times panicked that Americans are “Running in Debt” and... 

Health Care: A Future Free-Market Alternative
By Ross Levatter

I visit a new doctor because of complaints I’ve been having. The primary-care doctor begins his first... 

If You Really Love Volunteers, Mr. Obama . . .
By James L. Payne

Barack Obama gave volunteerism a big boost early this year, visiting service centers on Martin Luther... 

How “Intellectual Property” Impedes Competition
By Kevin Carson

Any consideration of “intellectual property rights” must start from the understanding that such “rights”... 

Why the Government Fails to Maintain Anything
By Jim Powell

As the mad scramble to pass President Obama’s stimulus bill reminded us, politicians love to start... 

Columns

The Real Meaning of Privilege
By David R. Henderson

“They live in an expensive mansion, fly first-class to foreign countries, and eat at the finest restaurants.... 

A Family of Heroes
By Stephen Davies

In any major city, particularly a capital, the great majority of statues and memorials pay tribute to... 

The Shame of Medicine: The Case of General Edwin Walker
By Thomas Szasz

In 1962 James Meredith, an African-American student, tried to enroll at the University of Mississippi.... 

Looking in the Mirror
By Donald J. Boudreaux

Quite frequently, I hear, “How do you justify working at a state university and holding libertarian... 

Arrogance
By John Stossel

It’s crazy for a group of mere mortals to try to design 15 percent of the U.S. economy. It’s even... 

A Tribute to the Polish People
By Lawrence W. Reed

The cause of liberty saw memorable highs and unconscionable lows in 1989. Surely that year will be best... 

Book Reviews

Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
By Steven Horwitz

Thomas Woods’s Meltdown is a marvel of writing and publishing. Having arrived on shelves in February,... 

A Manifesto for Media Freedom
By Brian Doherty

Americans are blessed with access to an unprecedented variety of media–not to mention ways in which... 

Greatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished Slavery
By George Leef

From time immemorial until the eighteenth century, slavery was an accepted fact of life in most of the... 

From Economic Man to Economic System: Essays on Human Behavior and the Institutions of Capitalism
By Gary Galles

Harold Demsetz is among the ten most frequently cited economists in the world. What makes him worth reading... 

Departments

Free-Marketeers Should Welcome Regulation?
By Peter Lewin

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Paul Singer, chairman of the Manhattan Institute, suggests that “there... 

Are We Really all Healthcare Collectivists Now?
By Sheldon Richman

“We have to do something about health care.” The scariest word in that sentence is not something....