THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history be the answer to this question.
– Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address [March 4, 1801] |
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January 18, 2024
The Thank You System
When a person is leaving a restaurant or any other retail establishment, who should be saying “Thank you”—the seller or the buyer? The answer is: Both. That’s because they are both benefiting from the transaction from their own individual, subjective perspectives. That is, they are each giving up something they value less for something they value more. Thus, at the moment of the … |
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Criminality in the White House
by John W. Whitehead
Many years ago, a newspaper headline asked the question: “What’s the difference between a politician and a psychopath?” The answer, then… |
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The Futility of Immigration Reform
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the cause of America’s decades-old, longstanding, perpetual immigration … |
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