Debating the Proposition Nation
What makes a nation? Is it simply a collection of ideals or does it depend upon one’s lineage, and “blood and soil”? In reality, nations are complex creations where both ideals and ties to the land are important.
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Iran, the Midterms, and the Myth of Government by the People
Trump’s apparent willingness to restart his unpopular war with Iran after next week’s elections reveals a fundamental problem with modern mass democracy. And, in doing so, it helps clarify how public opinion actually affects government.
Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
Twenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda rather than launching a global War on Terror.
Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
Twenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda rather than launching a global War on Terror.
The Most Important Elections You Aren’t Hearing About
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look past the political circus of midterm candidate campaigns to the state ballot initiatives on the ballot around the country.
The American Government’s Shameful Economic Warfare Against Cuba
Cuba’s economy is collapsing in large part because the US government is engaged in illegal and immoral economic warfare against it.
What Leads to Violent Populism?
As government grows and people on most sides of the political debates demand government punish their political enemies, we are seeing an increase in political violence. Government cannot prevent this violence; government is the violence.
Kurdistan’s Liberty: A Consequence of Its Pre-State Condition?
From a Misesian and Rothbardian perspective, can the absence of a unified and centralized state, under certain conditions, create greater space for political pluralism, institutional competition, and constraints on state power? Kurdistan might provide some answers.
What Leads to Violent Populism?
As government grows and people on most sides of the political debates demand government punish their political enemies, we are seeing an increase in political violence. Government cannot prevent this violence; government is the violence.
Iran, the Midterms, and the Myth of Government by the People
Trump's apparent willingness to restart his unpopular war with Iran after next week’s elections reveals a fundamental problem with modern mass democracy. And, in doing so, it helps clarify how public opinion actually affects government.
