Robots Won’t Destroy Us: How Automation Creates Jobs
One argument against the idea of technological unemployment, offered by many people who today sincerely style themselves as leading defenders of the free market, goes that automation will create more jobs than it destroys but due to the nature of
The 200th Anniversary of a Great American Demolition of Tyranny
This year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of one of the best American books on trade policy by one of the most thoughtful and least appreciated political analysts of the Founding Fathers era. I ran into John Taylor of
Marx, Abstract Labor, and Absurdity
Many readers will be familiar with Robert Paul Wolff’s In Defense of Anarchism, a brilliant criticism of the state’s authority that arrives at conclusions similar to those of Lysander Spooner. Wolff is probably best known for his work on Kant,
Big Debt Plus Rising Interest Rates = Big Danger
"Because there's so much debt today relative to 10, 15 years ago, a small debt, a small move in yields, 50 basis points in yields today is equivalent to 2% 15 years ago." Original Article: "Big Debt Plus Rising Interest Rates
UBI and the Road to Serfdom
Not only could the state use the UBI as an instrument of social control; we have every reason to think those in charge of the state would exercise their power for bad motives. Original Article: "UBI and the Road to Serfdom" This
Government Property Is Sacred. Your Property? Not So Much.
In light of the government’s response to the January 6 storming of the Capitol, anyone with a sense of political sanity can no longer argue that the war on terror is separate from American domestic affairs. US imperialism came full circle on
Cannabis Prohibition: Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine
1. Cannabis and Cannabidiol Cultivated almost globally due to its easy adaptation, Cannabis sativa plants hold over one hundred identified compounds called cannabinoids. However, it is not the only species of the Cannabis genus. There are also Cannabis indica, a species
Extending AnCap Analysis for Vaccine Passports, Court Rulings, and Desegregation
Using a recent Dave Smith interview of Michael Malice as a springboard, Bob elaborates his understanding of anarcho-capitalist principles to the thorny issues of vaccine passports, court rulings, and desegregation of the Old South. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links
The Equality Act’s Attack on Religion Is Really about Private Property Rights
With the introduction of the Equality Act, the Democratic Party and its allies continue the now well-established tradition of using “antidiscrimination” and “public accommodation” laws to continue the attack on the private sector and private sector institutions. Historically these laws, acts, and court
Trust, Corruption, and the Cultural Foundations of Capitalism
Economists promote free market capitalism as the most advantageous system for human development. Notwithstanding the popularity of their rhetoric, capitalism remains a derisive term in the developing world. Transplanting promarket institutions to developing countries has failed to generate widespread support for