American Oligarchs? Elon, Twitter, and Unnatural Elites
Jeff and Bob discuss whether America has its own oligarchs instead of what Hoppe terms "natural elites."
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Just the Latest Expression of Pan-Slavic Authoritarianism
Trying to understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the exclusive viewpoint of modern Western democracy is to ignore the long history of authoritarian leadership in Russia.
The End of the Unipolar World and the Myth of “Rules-Based International Order”
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop mock the self-awareness of beltway foreign policy experts.
New Directions in Crypto-Politics
Cryptographic protocols, based on some elements of monero cryptocurrency, presents a responsible voting scheme with profit and loss criteria for voters that is able to further the base political framework.
Egypt Is Still Haunted By Its Ghosts of Socialism
It has been more than fifty years since Egyptian strongman Gamal Abdel Nasser died, but his unfortunate legacy of imposing socialism on Egypt still harms the nation and its economy.
Love, Fear, and the Law of Good Intentions
Today, progressives govern by the law of good intentions, and when government has good intentions, the results, no matter how disastrous, don't matter.
Government, the Centralizing Mindset, and the Idiots in Charge
F.A. Hayek wrote that the "worst get on top" when it comes to government. Nearly eighty years after he wrote those words, nothing has changed.
The Looming Threat of a National Breakup
The F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin.
Love, Fear, and the Law of Good Intentions
Today, progressives govern by the law of good intentions, and when government has good intentions, the results, no matter how disastrous, don't matter.
The Progressives’ Liberal Democracy Has Failed. Radical Decentralization Is the Answer.
In many ways, the liberal democracy that had its roots in nineteenth-century liberalism seems to have run its course. Can we revive it, or does something more authoritarian take its place?
