Over the centuries governments have again and again restricted or even abolished the rights of private property. At other times the law, either by design or default, shielded the owner from some disadvantages of his property, and charged other people with some of the costs, the external costs. Obviously, if an owner does not reap all the benefits of his property, he will disregard such benefits in his actions; and if he is not charged with all its costs, he will ignore such costs.
– Hans F. Sennholz
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January 30, 2020 The Folly of Healthcare Reform
One of the popular healthcare reforms advanced by conservatives is healthcare savings accounts. Conservatives maintain that this reform is the solution to the decades-long healthcare crisis. By having everyone deposit money into a healthcare savings account, much like people put their money into IRAs, the healthcare crisis, they say, will finally be brought to an end. These conservative reformers are living in la la land. ...
The Libertarian Angle - Socialism in America, Part 11
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
A majority of millennials approve of socialism, and progressives are gaining more influence with every election. What ...
FDR and Stalin Planned the Future of the World
by Richard M. Ebeling
Seventy-five years ago, during the week of February 4-11, 1945, the most important Allied conference during the Second World War was held at Yalta ...
Freedom and Prosperity: The Importance of Sound Money
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Sound money is a key to a free and prosperous society. That principle was clearly reflected in the monetary system that the Constitution established ...
Deadly Distractions
by John W. Whitehead
And so it continues. This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series of distractions, distortions, and political theater aimed at diverting the ...
