By Jeffrey A. Tucker I’m listening to politicians hock their wares these days. The same ideas keep reappearing. Put them in charge and health care will be free. College education will be free. All life essentials will be free. Jobs will fall like manna from heaven. There will be a guaranteed income. Retirement will be secure. You get the impression of government as some … [Read more...] about Nothing Is More Expensive Than a Free Government Service
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5 Things You Need from Your Job to Advance Your Career
By David L. Veksler Your job won't always be your dream job. Sometimes you'll take on projects you don't like, work with people whose company you don't enjoy, or get paid less than you think you're worth. Sometimes, your focus will be on getting by until you find your next gig or get promoted. However, no matter what you do, there is almost always more to gain from your work … [Read more...] about 5 Things You Need from Your Job to Advance Your Career
Think for Yourself and Question the Benefits of Higher Education
By Logan Smith Graduation season has once again concluded, and 1.9 million Americans have left college behind and graduated with a bachelor's degree. The social and cultural pressures to attend college are high, and the financial expense to do so is just as acute. Major presidential candidates gin up their base by empathetically promising to absolve the self-inflicted … [Read more...] about Think for Yourself and Question the Benefits of Higher Education
Black Markets Reveal the Power of Economic Laws
By Allen Gindler If we consider economics to be an objective science, its rules should also have universal significance and use, despite differences in societal order. However, socialists of the materialist camp are committed to the idea that common ownership of the means of production would change the way economic laws unfold under socialism. Basically, they reject the … [Read more...] about Black Markets Reveal the Power of Economic Laws
Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education
By Graham Smith Unschooling is an alternative education movement quickly gaining popularity and currency worldwide. Like Bitcoin, it is an individualist approach to an area of human action long thought to be established beyond question―education. Both cryptoeconomics and unschooling seek to provide autonomy to individuals, providing a return to logical, natural systems that … [Read more...] about Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education
Let’s Revive the Term Individualism
By Stephen Davies If like me you are someone who believes in the values and political principles of individual liberty, personal rights, and limited government, then you face many challenges in the contemporary cultural and political climate. Ideas directly opposed to those principles are gaining ground — on both political sides. Faced with this situation it may seem … [Read more...] about Let’s Revive the Term Individualism
What Does “Voluntary” Actually Mean?
By Michael Munger What limits should be placed on the ability of individuals to enter into negotiable agreements? It’s tempting to say, “none.” But there are some “agreements” — those reached under duress or in restraint of trade or other rights of third parties — that the state may decline to enforce, or outlaw completely. Presumably, if an exchange is truly voluntary, … [Read more...] about What Does “Voluntary” Actually Mean?
4 New Reasons to Fear a Universal Basic Income
By Antony Sammeroff Most of us have heard the arguments from the Left on the emancipatory power of the Universal Basic Income Guarantee to free us from the chains of work, stress and poverty, and to liberate the creative impulses of man. We also hear from conservatives like Charles Murray, who stress that welfare cliffs under the current system create a poverty trap, where … [Read more...] about 4 New Reasons to Fear a Universal Basic Income
The Gold (and Silver) Volcano Is Ready to Erupt
By David Smith In March 1980, the University of Washington installed a seismograph system designed to monitor earthquake activity in the Cascades, with a focus on increased seismic activity around Mount St. Helens. Starting just a few days later, a series of earthquakes, small eruptions, and steam releases took place. Near the end of the month, the peak of the mountain … [Read more...] about The Gold (and Silver) Volcano Is Ready to Erupt
Prepare For Cost Increases: Americans Warned Prices Will Jump Up
By Mac Slavo The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), a retail trade group, is warning Americans to prepare themselves for a price increase on items such as phones, car seats, and toys. The goods that would be impacted the most are those with the highest share of sourcing from China, RILA said in a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The … [Read more...] about Prepare For Cost Increases: Americans Warned Prices Will Jump Up
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
By Richard M. Ebeling It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged. The reasonable and important idea that governments should balance their budgets on an annual basis was challenged in the 1930s by the rise of Keynesian Economics and the counter-argument that deficit spending was desirable, if it was used to maintain full … [Read more...] about Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
13 Habits Young Professionals Should Consider Implementing
By Chloe Anagnos Considering professionalism is an expectation that goes without saying in any career, it’s important to cultivate habits and disciplines that will set you up for success in the workplace. Here are 13 professional habits you should be implementing now if you’re not already. 1. Show up 15 Minutes Early Though the saying “better late than never” does have … [Read more...] about 13 Habits Young Professionals Should Consider Implementing