[T]he legislator, according to the ideas of the ancients, bears the same relation to mankind as the potter does to clay. Unfortunately, when this idea prevails, nobody wants to be the clay, and everyone wants to be the potter.
– Frederic Bastiat, “Academic Degrees and Socialism” [1848] |
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May 9, 2024
Four Obstacles Facing Libertarian Proponents of Border Controls
Libertarian proponents of immigration controls inevitably run into four obstacles in their support of this particular statist program: 1. The non-aggression principle. This is the core principle of the libertarian philosophy. It holds that it is morally wrong to initiate force against another person. Another way of stating the non-aggression principle is this: People have the right to live their lives any way … |
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The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny
by John W. Whitehead
The American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer towards a pervasive authoritarianism. The American people, the permanent… |
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Which Way Forward for America?
by Jacob Hornberger
With the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, the American people brought into existence the most unusual way of life in history, one that led … |
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The Flat Tax Revisited Yet Again
by Laurence M. Vance
Tax season ended last month, but talk of tax reform is still very much with us. Many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act … |
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Tik-Tok and FISA
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss recent U.S. legislation that extends and expands the … |
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