Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go? It’s Not Where You Think
You could be forgiven for thinking the bulk of the federal government’s budget goes to welfare, foreign aid, and supporting illegal immigrants.
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There’s Nothing Inherently Good or Bad about Small or Big Government
For the latter part of the 20th century and all of this century, Americans have railed against the “evils of big government.” Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican nominee for President, was the first national politician to carry the torch for small government. Goldwater was a vocal opponent of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, rejected the New Deal, and advocated for
Read moreFreedom To – And Freedom *From*
The concept of freedom is crucial to human flourishing, and is integral to the success of modern capitalist democracies. People often discuss freedom strictly in terms of what they are free “to” do. Free to ride a bike without a helmet. Free to criticize the government without fear of retribution. Free to love whomever you want. Free to shoot a
Read moreWho do Regulations Help Anyway?
You don’t need many rules and regulations for everyone to have maximum freedom when there are very few people in a large amount of space, such as in Wyoming today, or the American frontier of yesteryear. But when you cram increasing amounts of people into a smaller area, you get a “state of nature” which guarantees freedom only for the
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What Has The Government Ever Done for Us? 