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Why We Don’t Compromise A few years after the founding of The Future of Freedom Foundation some 20 years ago, a donor who had been giving us $1,000 a year telephoned me and asked me to write an op-ed in favor of school vouchers and send it to newspapers in his state. I told him that we could...

After reading the following article, Historic Preservation vs. Private-Property Rights, and after much discussion/debate in this section in regards to situations involving property rights, I'd like to know what your opinions are pertaining to this matter, and also how did you come up with them...

So, after knapplc pointed out that he and I have many conflicting definitions and therefore could not possibly compromise on any arguments as it pertains to government, I thought it would be beneficial and insightful to have a thread that pertained strictly to political and/or religious...

Over the last few year's Southern California has been in the limelight for a rash of sexual offenses (and murder) involving already convicted offender's and young, teenage women. These disasters, amongst other things, have brought our current state under much scrutinization, which is always a...

An interesting, though somewhat disturbing, article about how some people handle their debt. Better Off Deadbeat: Craig Cunningham Has a Simple Solution for Getting Bill Collectors Off His Back. He Sues Them.

Though in no way do I sanction the author's view on voting or government, the below article does does a excellent job of highlighting and dispelling a common misconception about America's freedom of choice. There Is No Freedom Of Choice In America By: Don Cooper

The Song That Is Irresistable: How the State Leads People to Their Own Destruction By Dr. Robert Higgs Margaret Atwood's poem "Siren Song" begins: Our rulers know how to sing that song, and they sing it day and night. The beached skulls are those of our fathers and our sons, our friends and...

Like any other consumer, I hate paying astronomical prices, handling fees and other charges whenever I choose to attend a live event, but as I was scanning the headlines of another Husker website and read this I couldn’t help becoming quite alarmed!! Not only are ticket brokers and upset...

Does the Government Own the Whole Economy? By Bob Murphy In a recent New York Times op-ed, economist Robert Shiller (coproducer of the famous housing-price index) recommended that the US government begin to sell claims on fractions of Gross Domestic Product. Besides the practical problems with...

Isn't it amazing that so-called "public servants" are more interested in concealing and protecting the fact that what they run is an extortion racket rather than providing good customer service and quality products as any other legitimate business is required to do? Check out Wes Bertrand...

An Agorist Manifesto in 95 Theses agora (1) – n. A place of congregation, especially an ancient Greek marketplace. agora (2) – n. A market free of forceable regulation, taxation, and government (The) Agora – The aggregate of all such markets of any size. 95 Theses Trade that is free...

We have been hearing and reading about the vast improvements made by the defense, so what player on the defense do you believe has improved the most? Personally I have been completely blown away by the improvement in Matt O'Hanlon. Sure, he has had a few boneheaded plays (VaTech is a big one)...

Voluntaryism: The Peaceful Revolution Has Begun If You Vote, You Can't Complain I'm sure you've heard the expression the other way around, but does it make sense? You knew the rules of the game before you played. If you buy the story at face value, then you believe in the rules of the game. If...

Sustainability: An Assault on Economics by Tyler Watts To view footnotes, see link at top of post.

Please Enslave Me! It shouldn't surprise anyone that people in positions of power will try to hold onto that power, and will use whatever arguments they can think of--however irrational or immoral--to try to justify the power they have. What's really sad--downright pathetic, actually--is when...

Does anybody know where the team will be practicing when they arrive in San Diego?

A little old but still very relevent; as many of the comments, ideas and criticisms floating around about the free market will attest!!

A Reader’s Guide to Bernanke’s Preemptive Attack And some of the comments are even better!! but here it goes... Ben Bernanke is taking no chances. With his confirmation hearing for continuation as chairman of the Federal Reserve System only days away, he has written an op-ed for publication...

Assassination Politics By Jim Bell A little long but a very interesting take on reducing crime, corruption and government. Could it possibly work? Carlfense, what's your take on the legality of it? Part 1 I've been following the concepts of digital cash and encryption since I read the...