Political Theory

All the teachings and precepts of ethics presuppose the moral autonomy of the individual and therefore appeal to the individual's conscience.

Contrary to myth, Nazi Germany was a socialist state, not a capitalist one.

Millions of Americans have no conception of economics, and simply don’t believe tradeoffs exist.

The federal government, along with pharmaceutical, alcohol, and tobacco companies have spent money trying to put the legalization genie back in the prohibition bottle, so any argument or propaganda will suit their purposes.

Many landlords just received a crash course about how irrelevant their property rights are in Washington.

Many landlords just received a crash course about how irrelevant their property rights are in Washington.

Paul Samuelson thinks that if the state coerces you to make an exchange with someone or taxes you, this isn’t much of a problem.

In a “post-totalitarian” period, power does not simply originate from a singular dictator, but rather conscripts the population into its very structure.

If every new virus or variation warrants shutdowns or new vaccines, we will face an unending dystopian hellscape of state intervention in our medical decisions.

Michael Huemer has recently come up with some cases in which taxation is justified. Is it, though?