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Biden has embraced the trade war. But, if protectionism actually produced competitiveness, American steel manufacturers would have become world leaders long ago. Original Article: Biden Perpetuates Washington’s Idiotic Steel Trade Policies

Feminist theorist Judith Butler is calling for mandatory education to confront children with modern gender theory. As David Gordon points out, she wants to use coercion to force people to accept her theories. Original Article: Butler, Butt Out!

California’s draconian fast-food minimum wage law is bad enough, but it turns out a company can avoid the trouble if it has ties to the governor. Original Article: California’s Crony Capitalist Minimum Wage Law

Recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel in response to its earlier attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria have escalated the prospects of all-out war in the Middle East. There is an alternative to expanding the war: de-escalation. Original Article: Iran's Attack on Israel Provides an Opportunity to De-escalate

One of the great myths of US history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president. In truth, he intervened in the economy more than any of his predecessors, creating the crisis known as the Great Depression. His successor made things even worse. Original Article: Navigating the Slippery Slope: How Hoover’s Interventions Paved the Way for the Great Depression

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: Looking Back at the Crossroads: Liberty or Socialism

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: Bureaucracy and Grove City College: How One College Resisted the Bureaucratization of Higher Education

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: A Tale of Two Bureaucracies

In reviewing Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya point out the book's many fallacies and the lack of a coherent theory of justice by the author. Original Article: Failing to Make the Case for Race-Based Reparations

While Vivek Ramaswamy was unsuccessful in his Republican presidential primary bid, at least he helped to demystify the Federal Reserve. This is not the usual political rhetoric the public receives. Original Article: Two Cheers for Vivek Ramaswamy for His Commentary on the Fed

California’s legislature wants to combine the idea of two-part price discrimination with a soak-the-rich mentality in charging for utilities. What possibly could go wrong? Original Article: California’s Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based on Ratepayers' Income

As the official government in Haiti loses control, many are calling it a failed state. Crises like this are often evoked to discredit libertarians. But blame for Haiti’s current plight lies with the actions of states, not the absence of them. Original Article: How State Intervention Fueled Haiti's Descent into Chaos

Congress and the courts have eviscerated the Constitution to empower police dogs. The injustices are massive, but the authorities don't care. Original Article: Police Dogs Have Abolished Constitutional Due Process

“The public be damned” is a statement by railroad magnate William Henry Vanderbilt that has been twisted out of context. While the American ruling classes insist that private enterprise is the enemy of the people, it really is our government that bears that distinction. Original Article: Who Really Works Against the Public?

When the government wants to make something more affordable, that usually means new subsidies, laws, and regulations that drive up the real price. Higher medical prices will mean more medical bankruptcies. Original Article: Personal Medical Bankruptcy: Made in DC

A recent CNN broadcast claimed that deflation was bad for the economy and that we need to adjust to higher prices. As usual, the journalistic “experts” got it backward. Original Article: CNN Is Wrong. Deflation Is a Good Thing

According to Marx, all ideas represent class-based interests, leaving no room for objective truth. The problem is that Marxists claim to hold to objective truth, but manage to contradict themselves. Original Article: Marx, Class Conflict, and the Ideological Fallacy

While Connecticut authorities call on "experts" to help them quell the state's housing shortage, they fail to consider the policies that have caused it. Original Article: Connecticut’s Housing Shortage Is Rooted in Government Policies

When someone makes the “roads” argument for the presence of government, they fail to point out that the final government product is substandard and often a hazard to people who use those roads. There is a better way. Original Article: Who Will Take Care of the Roads? Why, The Coercive, Substandard, and Monopolistic Government Department, That’s Who

While “wokeness” seems to be a new phenomenon, the problems are tied to a sixty-year-old “landmark” law: the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This law, unfortunately, promotes government tyranny in the name of freedom. Original Article: The Tyranny of the 1964 Civil Rights Act