Written by John W. Deming, as published in The Voluntaryist, August 1992. The cause of the political disease is politics itself. Political means never achieve the ends sought. The goals of a sensible political state would be to reduce its presence in the lives of its citizenry to the greatest extent possible. And that’s the…
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Waging War on Work
Written by Nicholas Freiling for Mises.org. Employment law is a mainstay of state economic policy. Few question its efficacy as a means to correct “market failures”—like unlivable wages for meaningful work—that would leave society in shambles. In fact, no serious debate exists among American policymakers about the benefits of such laws. Their utility is simply…
3 Steps to Stay Calm When Your Child Isn’t
Written by Laura Markahm for Aha! Parenting. When our child acts out, lashes out, or is simply in distress, it’s natural for us to panic. We’re plunged into “fight, flight or freeze” because it feels like an emergency. And if our child’s distress is directed at us, then she looks like the enemy. But it’s…
Designing a Vision of Peace
A video of Ronny Edry by TEDxJaffa.
The Gas Price Story of Hurricane Sandy
Written by Jeffrey Tucker for Laissez Faire Today. For those schooled in economics, the gasoline shortage during Hurricane Sandy last November was no surprise. Demand for gas goes up. Supply lines are disrupted. It’s the old supply-and-demand thing. The price goes up. Higher prices attract new supplies from unconventional paths. Prices respond and fall back…
Trying To Reform Government Is Largely a Waste of Time
Written by Steven Greenhut for LewRockwell.com. Whenever I speak or write about California’s pension and public debt problems, I always hear from well-intentioned, conservative- and libertarian-minded people who want me to consider their solutions. Most of their ideas – caps on this kind of spending or that, changed pension formulas, public votes, etc. – are…
Help Me Please!
Written by Darci Walker for Core Parenting. Why don’t we ask for help? Raise your hand if you are good at asking for help when you need it. Through our virtual connection, I envision a room full of crickets chirping as the vast majority of us sit on our hands and look around to catch…
The Austrians Were Right
Written by Harry Veryser, as published at Mises.org. The global economic meltdown that began in 2007 has brought suffering to countless millions. We have all witnessed—and in many cases experienced—the devastation. But it didn’t have to be this way. This kind of financial devastation has been predicted again and again—decade after decade—by proponents of the Austrian School…
Why I Don’t Hate the State
Written by Sandy Ikeda for The Freeman. When people say, “I hate X!” or “X is evil,” it bothers me. When they say it during a discussion about ideas and about people with whom they strongly disagree, it bothers me a lot. I’m not talking about simply saying, “I hate X,” as a way of…
How to Teach Children to Manage Their Own Behavior
Written by Kelly Bartlett for Parenting From Scratch. As with any “big picture concept” in parenting, the follow-up question is always how? I love this idea, but how does it work? I agree with this, but how am I supposed to put it into practice? I’m on board with this philosophy; can you give some…