Is Gun Control the Answer to Mass Shootings?
In the wake of the awful mass shooting in Las Vegas, anti-gun interests across the nation claim the federal government should do everything it can to outlaw the private...
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What Should the Government Do in Times of Disaster?
Americans everywhere expect their government to do something about the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. But what exactly should its role be? ...
Is Gold an Outmoded Currency?
In a world of paper money, ATM machines, debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, it is difficult to imagine a time when all money was based on a precious metal, either...
Are Minimum-wage Laws Good Policy?
Just as price controls lead to scarcities of goods, so wage controls lead to scarcity of labor, or in other words, unemployment. ...
The Fruits of Socialism
Socialism is becoming fashionable around the world — usually under the guise of helping those in need — but the universal characteristics of it are poverty, misery, and corruption....
Do Free Markets Lead to Concentration of Wealth?
Enemies of the free market claim that “too much” capitalism lead inevitably to the monopolistic concentration of wealth in the hands of a few oligarch. Are they correct? Throughout the...
Should the Government Help the Needy?
Because charitable giving is so universally acclaimed, it is natural to inquire whether the most powerful of man-made institutions, governments, should engage in it. ...
Don’t Renegotiate NAFTA: Get US Out!
While running for the oval office, President Trump noted to crowds how destructive NAFTA was to individuals, businesses, and states. Now he says he may keep NAFTA. ...
Should One Man Decide When to Take the Nation to War?
We now have presidents waging war at their pleasure, exactly like the monarchs of the British Empire. But this was not the intent of the founders. ...
Trump’s First 100 Days
Prior to entering the White House, Donald Trump pledged an energetic “100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.” How much will he be able to accomplish, and how...
Trump’s First 100 Days
Before his term in office started, no one could say for certain what the tempestuous Donald Trump would actually do. To the surprise of many, he has begun keeping...
Deep State’s Relentless Attacks on Trump
The federal government's long-rumored "Deep State" has been forced into the open by the Trump election, and that's a good thing. ...
American Principle
A proper and principled military policy would reserve the might of our armed forces for defense of our own territory, including embassies abroad — but not nebulously defined “American...
Assange: Hillary, Intel Community Planning to Install Pence as POTUS
Assange claims that a Hillary-backed palace coup is being planned. Does he have hard evidence? ...
Should Nations Enforce National Borders?
With all the storm and stress over President Trump’s temporary ban on citizens of several countries wishing to enter the United States, we may well wonder whether a country...