[Mercantilism is] a system of statism which employed economic fallacy to build up a structure of imperial state power, as well as special subsidy and monopolistic privilege to individuals or groups favored by the state.
– Murray Rothbard, The Logic of Action Two [1997[ |
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April 26, 2024
Seven Flags Over Laredo
Most everyone is familiar with the slogan “Six Flags Over Texas,” especially since it is the name of a big theme park in Arlington, Texas. The slogan signifies that the flags of six different nations have flown over Texas: the flags of Spain, Mexico, France, Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. Less well-known is that seven flags have flown over my hometown … |
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Tyranny by the Numbers
by John W. Whitehead
The government wants your money. It will beg, steal or borrow if necessary, but it wants your money any way it can get it. This is … |
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Anti-Discrimination Laws
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of anti-discrimination laws on freedom and … |
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The Case for Libertarian Internationalism
by Laurence M. Vance
Libertarians and conservatives share a common enemy. Whether it is described as liberalism, progressivism, collectivism, or socialism; whether its adherents term themselves liberals, progressives, … |
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