Freedom Lives
John Locke said: "The end of law is not to abolish or restrain but to preserve and enlarge freedom." According to a new report compiled by two Political Science scholars and published by the Mercatus...
View ArticleDo It for the World's Poor
One of the favorite mantras of the left is the need to protect people rather than property. But very often the best way to protect people is protect their property. Those with power and influence can...
View ArticleEstablishing Firm Foundations
Henry Regnery and Henry Salvatori did it right. Henry Ford didn't. The fate of nations may depend on getting it right. Philanthropy, that is. Philanthropy, and investments, in support of ordered...
View ArticleBrazil Tutors the Big Dogs
There is a host of statistics that hail the amazing vitality of Brazil's economy. Perhaps the most impressive, however, is the fact that Brazil has leaped over Canada as the number two in hemispheric...
View ArticleHelp the Third World -- Protect Property Rights
Haiti recently was devastated by a massive earthquake. Yet social desolation in Haiti long preceded the natural disaster. The tragic Caribbean nation does not have the economic freedom and legal...
View ArticleProgress Only Progressives Could Love
By now you've probably read and/or heard about the much-blogged about Washington Post article earlier this week about the last incandescent light bulb plant (owned by GE) that will close soon, and put...
View ArticleSt. Nick Was Part of the One Percent
Today (Dec. 6) is the feast day of St. Nicholas. Jolly Old St. Nick, or Santa Claus, was a Greek bishop who lived in Myra, Lycia, and was known for great charity -- but his charity was made possible...
View ArticleLord Acton and the Importance of Economic Education
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being. -Lord ActonIt was during my first full...
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