Welfare's Not-So-Helping Hand
A recent blog post by Cato budget analyst Tad DeHaven pointed to new policy research on the growth of the American welfare state and its failure to combat poverty.
The Anatomy of Crisis
In my previous post, I shared Milton Friedman’s thoughts on why international trade is bad for an economy.
Instagram and the Freedom to Innovate
The makers of Instagram, a popular iPhone photo-sharing app, recently sold their company to Facebook for $1 billion.
Libertarianism, Conservatism and Christianity: Can coercion bring glory to God?
I am a bit late to the “can a Christian be a libertarian?” discussion, but given that a comment made by me was referenced in Jacqueline Otto’s piece yesterday, I thought I should make a more thorough contribution.
The RJ Moeller Show: James Taranto
The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto is our featured guest this week on “The RJ Moeller Show.”
Is Conservative and Libertarian Fusionism Possible?
How many of us describe ourselves as conservative/libertarian-ish?
We Are Hiring! Values & Capitalism Program Manager
We are hiring a program manager for Values & Capitalism. Eric Teetsel, who started this initiative at AEI and has built the program into what it is today, is now moving on to another opportunity. Please share this opportunity with individuals who may be...
Organs for Sale: It’s Time to Hang Up Our Hang-ups
An interesting discussion took place in a virtual trust and estate law group that I joined.
Do Kids These Days Like Too Much Socialism?
The Pew Research Center released a poll in late December (way to bury it) updating a regular series on people’s opinions of capitalism, socialism and libertarianism.