The history of the Interstate Commerce Commission, first established in 1887, has been one of increasing extension of its powers, and increasing futility in their exercise. The end result has been that the country has an uneconomic transportation system--uneconomic in the sense that more manpower and capital are devoted to that purpose than need be and they are used less efficiently than they might be.
–George Hagedorn
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March 5, 2024 Self-Deception on Social Security
The leftist website Counterpunch has published an article today entitled “Millionaires Stopped Contributing to Social Security on March 2, 2024.” The thrust of the article is that once someone reaches an income of $168,600, “they stop paying in.” The operative terms are “contributing” and “paying in.” They reflect a misguided mindset with respect to Social Security, which is the crown jewel ...
End the Alcohol Nanny State by Laurence M. Vance
The one substance that government at all levels in the United States has sought to regulate and tax like no other is alcohol. The latest ...
The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the benefits of unilaterally ending all restrictions on ...
COVID-19 Tested Our Commitment to Freedom by John W. Whitehead
The government never cedes power willingly. Neither should we. If the COVID-19 debacle taught us one thing it is that, as ...
The Disaster of Libertarian Reform of Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger
Prior to my discovery of libertarianism back in the late 1970s, when I was in my late 20s, I had no doubts that I ...
The Global Deep State by John W. Whitehead
The debate over U.S. foreign aid is a distraction.That’s not to say that the amount of taxpayer money flowing to foreign...
