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Murray Rothbard realized the present system of punishment for committing crimes is both inadequate and unjust. We need to move to a system of restitution.

Murray Rothbard realized the present system of punishment for committing crimes is both inadequate and unjust. We need to move to a system of restitution.

Despite opposition from the Trump administration and the backlash against its implementation, DEI still has not disappeared from our body politic. It takes on other names, but not other forms.

In attempts to rectify what are seen as historical wrongs against certain groups of people, western governments have embarked on programs to engage in wrongs against other groups of people. The universal principles of liberalism are supplanted by policies sure to make matters worse.

Egalitarians mock Adam Smith's invisible hand as free-market superstition, then explain every billionaire with an invisible hand of their own. Joshua Mawhorter on the luck argument for redistribution.

In attempts to rectify what are seen as historical wrongs against certain groups of people, western governments have embarked on programs to engage in wrongs against other groups of people. The universal principles of liberalism are supplanted by policies sure to make matters worse.

What were Abraham Lincoln’s views on racial matters of the day? In today’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes a critical look at Harry Jaffa’s interpretations of Lincoln’s statements and finds them wanting.

The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery.

The anti-slavery disunionists and the abolitionists were some of the most critical of slavery and the most serious about ending it. For them, decentralization and secession were potential solutions not problems in ending slavery.

Crony capitalism—where politics help decide success and failure in the markets—is a huge problem in our society. The solution is laissez-faire capitalism in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard.