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Latest — 23 Mar 2025

Quick bump: Growing better

Apparently modern agriculture was invented when an ancient government started governing better. Specifically, that government started doing more to respect property rights and economic incentives. That led to people being able to eat better after discovering agricultural practices we still use today. Historian Dr Roy Casagranda explains: Around the year

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The Federal Department of Violent Crime?

Newly-appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi says the "core function" of the Department of Justice is "fighting violent crime". That's wrong, and would be a bad idea in any case. The Department is in need of major reform, so let's start with understanding

Not winning

Socialists beat libertarians in the 2024 election. That's a bad sign for the future of human freedom. What were the vote counts? According to the official Federal Election Commission data, the Green Party candidate earned 862,049 votes while the Libertarian candidate earned only 650,126 votes. In

Impound once again!

Since 1974, the President of the United States has been required to spend money appropriated by Congress – even if it's wasteful, foolish, or self-destructive. That's crazy. We should restore the President's power to "impound" unnecessary appropriations unless Congress specifically requires the appropriations

Quick bump: Irreparable inflation

Inflation in the United States is reportedly back to normal. But that doesn't mean the government fixed the problem. The government reports inflation is back down to around 2.3% per year. But it doesn't feel like inflation is under control. In fact, it probably feels

Efficient irony

Donald Trump has promised to appoint Elon Musk as the chair of a new government efficiency commission. That's ironic for at least two reasons. First, Trump isn't making a credible promise. He's the same guy who promised to eliminate the national debt, and instead

They're both threatening us

Left-leaning media is currently raising the alarm that "Trump Wants the Military Used Against Americans Who Don’t Support Him on Election Day". While this isn't true, it does remind us that American leaders on both sides are now openly flirting with authoritarianism. What did Trump

Willful economic illiteracy

If you understand basic economics, the current race for the American presidency is probably driving you nuts. Both the Democrat and Republican candidates seem economically illiterate. Almost everything they say about economics is dead wrong. But maybe "the law of supply and demand" doesn't matter when

"America first" is wrong

The phrase "America first" is popular in American politics, but it sends the wrong message. It implies the United States has a right to be operating abroad, or even a mandate. However, the Constitution and George Washington agree the United States has no business in foreign aid. So

Quick bump: Level playing field

Ireland must collect billions in taxes from Apple, even though it doesn't want to. The European High Court recently ruled against both Ireland and Apple, but not for the reason you might expect. In fact, on this issue Europe is setting a good example for the United States.