by ALN | Dec 29, 2020 | Need for Small Government
The Cato Institute published a scorecard on Trump’s efforts to restrict regulations. Here it is on our network.
by ALN | Aug 23, 2020 | Libertarianism
Understanding Libertarian Morality: The Psychological Dispositions of Self-Identified Libertarians https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0042366#authcontrib Abstract Libertarians are an increasingly prominent ideological group in U.S....
by Ira Gorelick | Jul 30, 2020 | Political Science - Lessons
The autocrat problem Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has used the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to further centralize authority. The European Union seems to be functioning better than the United States in some big ways right now. Europe has been far more...
by ALN | May 16, 2020 | Need for Small Government
Adam Smith long ago recognized that “natural liberty,” which resulted from eliminating unjustified preferences and restraints, needed a government far smaller than one requiring innumerable regulations and mandates as well as trillions of dollars of taxes...
by Ira Gorelick | May 12, 2020 | Economic - Lessons
He says Ford proved that higher wages led to more productivity, which in turn was good for business. That positive feedback loop gave rise to a broad, prosperous middle class. But over the years, waves of economic pressures and political changes have broken that link....
by Ira Gorelick | Mar 24, 2020 | Hayek - Lessons
Five of Hayek’s Biggest Ideas F. A. Hayek has had a lot of great thoughts. I’d thought it would be useful to layout 5 of Hayek’s biggest Ideas. Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) is today glorified by freedom lovers all around the world....
