Category: Reflections

Libertarians often hear “but that can’t work” or “that’s impossible” .when seeking to promote our ideas for a freer world. I’ve found that I can …

Can we all agree that, though noble in its intent, the experiment of giving Americans of subnormal intelligence a president and Congress they can relate …

My good friend Herb says that government is the only burglar that can steal a wage-earners money without benefit of weapons or superior strength. Furthermore, …

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration can be blamed for many sins: a prolonged depression, the creation of a federal welfare state that fostered dependence, establishment of …

Madeleine Cosman (1937-2006) died in San Diego Count)’, Calif., on March 2, of complications of scleroderma. She was a forceful spokesman for conservative and libertarian …

Those of us who recall exposes of the historic financial acumen of the Roman Catholic Church remain puzzled why it allowed a pope to stay·in …

Harry Browne (1933- 2006), twice presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, died on March 1 at his home in Franklin, Tenn. He had fought Lou …

The United States, with only 4% of global petroleum reserves, uses fully 25% of the world’s petroleum each year. That imbalance translates into approximately $250,000 …

A prominent historian, David Irving, has been arrested in Austria. He’s an Englishman but they grabbed him as he happened to be passing through the …

Michael Tanner a Cato health care expert, writes: “Because cancer is a slow-moving and expensive disease to treat, it is not cost-effective under socialized medicine …