by Ryan McMaken This article originally appeared on Mises.org. Media pundits and politicians are now in the habit of claiming it was the pandemic itself that has caused unemployment to skyrocket and economic growth to plummet. The claim is that sick and dying workers, fearful consumers, and disrupted supply chains would cause economic chaos. Some have…
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Wind Turbines: A View from Orbit
Texans Rally to Restore Liberty
This article originally ran in The Texan. On Saturday, Central Texans and others from around the state attended a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin calling on state leaders to end the government-mandated shut down of the Texas economy and restore citizens’ freedoms. Speakers at the rally included grassroots activists, current…
Remy: All My Loving (Making Fun of Free Stuff from the Government)
What Does Liberty Look Like: Property
This is the fourth post in the ongoing What Does Liberty Look Like series. Last week we looked at the cultural mandate; this week we examine how God created the institution of private property to provide us with one of the means we need to carry out cultural mandate, i.e., how private property allows humans to fill…
Chuck Berry and Bruce Springsteen: Johnny B. Goode
The Liberty Cafe 008: Deconstructing the Left with John Daniel Davidson
John Daniel Davidson of The Federalist talks about Ahmaud Arbery, COVID-19 in Mexico and America, Obamagate, and the left’s strategy to win in November on Episode 8 of The Liberty Cafe Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
Mark Steyn: She Only Talks That Way To The Cat
Only Christ Can Reconcile Blacks and Whites, and Everybody Else, With God
I wrote my book, Race in America: Liberalism’s Attack on Minorities and the Church, from a perspective built on 30 years of work in the public policy arena, having watched year after year modern liberalism’s assault on the church, culture, government, and markets—though I readily admit I didn’t have a biblical perspective on these, or anything…
Public Choice and the Pandemic
by Mario Loyola For better or worse, the people will ultimately decide how to strike the balance of public safety and convenience. Shocked by the large numbers of people congregating on California beaches, Governor Gavin Newsom recently decided to shut some of them down altogether. Large numbers of people then congregated at the beaches in protest, and the…