Government


Ideas Can Overthrow Regimes

Ideas Can Overthrow Regimes

by Robert Murphy, Mises.org The political upheaval in the Middle East underscores one of the most profound aspects of Ludwig von Mises’s worldview: all governments ultimately rely on the consent of the governed. Although the claim at first sounds preposterous...
A Raging Bull

A Raging Bull

by Michael Maharrey Late one evening, a DEA agent shows up on at the doorstep of a farmhouse in south central Kentucky. He pounds on the door impatiently, waits about 15 seconds and pounds again. Growing more agitated, he shakes the screen door, turns in a circle and...
Sorry fed, you got nuttin’

Sorry fed, you got nuttin’

by Michael Maharrey In and of itself, the federal government possesses no power. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Most Americans will read my opening statement with raised eyebrows. Some will immediately dismiss it with a shrug, figuring the author some kind of nutcase. Others will...