Big Government

Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”

The government “shutdown” and the so-called threat to the food stamp program may be abated for now, but we need to understand why this program has metastasized in recent years. James Bovard tells us why.

Neither Congress nor President Trump speak anymore about a balanced budget. Instead, the Republicans and Democrats compete with each other to see who can spend the most.

The government “shutdown” and the so-called threat to the food stamp program may be abated for now, but we need to understand why this program has metastasized in recent years. James Bovard tells us why.

Environmentalists are at it again, this time claiming that AI centers will create environmental disasters all over the country. Once again, they exaggerate greatly.

How did Murray Rothbard view Ronald Reagan's legacy? A mood of blind "feel-good" Americanism, entrenched big government, and the evisceration of libertarian gains—leaving only one positive (repealing the 55 mph speed limit).

Otto von Bismarck said, “Laws are like sausages, it’s better not to see them made.” If people look too closely, they would recognize that the republic has long since become something else entirely.

Among the criticisms of capitalism is that it supposedly creates meaningless jobs created by villainous capitalists to keep people docile. However, it is state power and regulation that makes many jobs little more than meaningless make work.

This is not the path to prosperity. It is the final stage of the ruinous collectivist project.

Many Americans are convinced that only government can provide useful science since government is supposed to be “neutral,” not corrupted by profit seeking. However, politics corrupts science research more than anything else.