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Cato Launches Libertarianism.org
The Cato Institute has unveiled a new website, Libertarianism, which will, in editor Aaron Ross Powell’s words, “facilitate[] deep and fruitful discussion of these ideas [of liberty]. And . . . introduce[] visitors to the value of the presumption of liberty.” The site will feature classic and new articles and video lectures, never shown before, of [...]
3Nov2011 | Sheldon Richman | 5 comments | ContinuedRichman Interviewed on Liberty Conspiracy
FEE friend and Freeman contributor Gardner Goldsmith interviewed me yesterday about the debt-ceiling controversy on his Liberty Conspiracy program. Listen here.
28Jul2011 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedRepublicans Can’t Resist the Pork
“Freshman House Republicans who rode a wave of voter discontent into office last year vowed to stop out-of-control spending, but that has not stopped several of them from quietly trying to funnel millions of federal dollars into projects back home. They have pushed for dozens of projects in their districts, including military programs opposed by [...]
20Jul2011 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Lurking Urge to Applaud Gay Marriage
The expansion of entitlements is the expansion of injustice and a step in the wrong direction.
19Jul2011 | Wendy McElroy | 41 comments | ContinuedSearch for Budget Compromise in Trouble
“Congressional Republicans on Thursday abandoned budget talks aimed at clearing the way for a federal debt limit increase, leaving the outcome in doubt as they vowed not to give in to a Democratic push for new tax revenues as part of any compromise.” (New York Times) The last thing government should get is more revenue. [...]
24Jun2011 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | ContinuedFarm Subsidies Face Ax
“The Obama administration’s push to spread some of the pain to the wealthiest, most profitable farms, however, is also gaining momentum. The House budget calls for $30 billion in subsidy cuts over the next 10 years…. A study by the USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that farms that make the highest profits receive the highest [...]
2May2011 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Freeman Plugged @ Reason Site
Reason magazine’s Hit & Run blog gives a brief plug to our special Freeman issue on the Civil War. See it here.
14Apr2011 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedReed on Stossel Show Thursday Night
FEE President Lawrence W. Reed will appear on John Stossel’s Fox Business show Thursday night (Feb. 10) at 9 p.m. eastern. He’ll discuss spontaneous order and the market.
9Feb2011 | Sheldon Richman | 3 comments | ContinuedSue the Government
If your life is not perfect, sue the government, since everyone knows that it can and should bring perfection to society.
12Jan2011 | William L. Anderson | 10 comments | ContinuedThe Cutting Edge of Censorship
Someone – someone very important – doesn’t like what Wikileaks is doing. So, Senator Joe Lieberman (?-Conn.) asked Amazon.com whether it had kicked Wikileaks off their server right after Wikileaks’s publication of thousands of classified US diplomatic cables. It turns out, they “had” – right after he asked. Worse by far, they’ve gotten PayPal, Visa, [...]
8Dec2010 | N. Joseph Potts | 2 comments | ContinuedThe House That Uncle Sam Built
The Great Recession (or the Great Hangover) that began in 2008 did not have to happen. Its causes and consequences are not mysterious. Indeed, this particular and very painful episode affirms what the best nonpartisan economists have tried to tell our politicians and policy-makers for decades, namely, that the more they try to inflate and [...]
8Oct2010 | and Peter J. Boettke | 1 comment | ContinuedGovernment Appeared Incompetent or Dishonest about Gulf Spill, Report Says
“A commission set up by President Obama to scrutinize the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has released preliminary reports that say the administration created the impression that it was ‘either not fully competent’ or ‘not fully candid with the American people about the scope of the problem.’” (Washington Post) Imagine that! FEE Timely Classic “Self-Regulation [...]
7Oct2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | ContinuedSpeaker Pelosi Wants Mortgage Companies Probed
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate the nation’s largest mortgage lenders….” (Washington Post) Who investigates Congress? FEE Timely Classic “Bailing Out Statism” by Sheldon Richman
6Oct2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 1 comment | ContinuedEcon Adviser Leaves Post Calling for More “Stimulus”
“Departing White House chief economist Christina Romer urged Congress on Wednesday to ‘finish the job of economic recovery’ by pumping more cash into the economy through additional tax cuts for businesses and middle-class families, as well as fresh investments in the nation’s infrastructure.” (Washington Post) Cut government spending and release resources to the private sector. [...]
2Sep2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 1 comment | ContinuedRecovery Sputtering All Over
“As economic recovery wavers in the United States, evidence is mounting that growth abroad is also slowing and may be unable to sustain the fragile rebound here.” (New York Times, Thursday) Hello? Haven’t the politicians failed? FEE Timely Classic “Keynesian Budgets Threaten Recovery” by Hans F. Sennholz
12Aug2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | ContinuedGovernment Says Medicare’s Life Extended
“Medicare’s finances have been strengthened by the new law setting in motion broad changes to the nation’s health-care system, according to a government forecast issued Thursday, which says the fund that pays for older Americans’ hospital care will last a dozen years longer than expected.” (Washington Post, Friday) What’s worth less than a government forecast? [...]
6Aug2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | ContinuedArt Subsidies to Be Cut in Britain
“The art scene exploded in Britain over the past decade, giving rise to jewels like the Tate Modern museum on the silvery banks of the Thames and sparking a renaissance of playwrights, filmmakers, artists and dancers. The fuel for that boom: a surge in generosity from Britain’s single biggest patron of the arts — the [...]
4Aug2010 | Foundation for Economic Education | 0 comments | Continued-
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