Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property | Lawrence W. Reed

Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property | Lawrence W. Reed: In the diary of Plymouth Colony’s first governor, William Bradford, we can read about the settlers' initial arrangement: Land was held in common. Crops were brought to a common storehouse and distributed equally. For two years, every person had to work for everybody else (the community), not for themselves as individuals or families.

Holodomor Memorial Day in Ukraine and Around the Globe | Marianna Davidovich Brashear

Holodomor Memorial Day in Ukraine and Around the Globe | Marianna Davidovich Brashear: Today the world remembers the atrocities inflicted by the horrific communist and socialist policies of Stalin and the USSR. There is nothing more important than human rights and continuing the fight for freedom for every human being.

Freedom Means a Right to Discriminate | Laurence M. Vance

Freedom Means a Right to Discriminate | Laurence M. Vance: Should employers have the right to discriminate in hiring on the basis of obesity? The Washington State Supreme Court recently ruled that “it is illegal for employers in Washington to refuse to hire qualified potential employees because the employer perceives them to be obese.”

What High-Tax Europe Really Looks Like | Bill Wirtz

What High-Tax Europe Really Looks Like | Bill Wirtz: Both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren suggest taxing the rich as a solution to the revenue problem their proposals would engender. As capital flight (people relocating due to high tax rates) increases and interest in investment and entrepreneurship diminishes, the question remains: who will pay for the programs Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are promising?

30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Misconceptions Still Drive Socialism | Zilvinas Silenas

30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Misconceptions Still Drive Socialism | Zilvinas Silenas: Socialism was, is, and will continue to be an utter failure in everything except keeping people behind Berlin Walls, iron curtains, and barbed wire. There is a reason people tore down the Berlin Wall with their bare hands the moment they realized they would not be shot.

Solar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste—Literally | Bill Wirtz

Solar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste—Literally | Bill Wirtz: Beyond the clear misallocation of resources and energy market price distortions, there are numerous human health concerns directly related to the manufacture and disposal of solar panels.

New Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment | Kerry McDonald

New Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment | Kerry McDonald: “Our findings suggest the possibility that large numbers of kids are being overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHD,' said Timothy Layton, an assistant professor of health care policy at Harvard.

America's Record Middle-Class Earnings Exposes the 'Imaginary Hobgoblin' of Income Inequality | Mark J. Perry

America's Record Middle-Class Earnings Exposes the 'Imaginary Hobgoblin' of Income Inequality | Mark J. Perry: By three different measures—income shares of the top 5% and 20% and the Gini coefficient—there is no evidence of a significant rise in income inequality over the last 25 years; all three measures have been remarkably flat for more than two decades.

Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech | Barry Brownstein

Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech | Barry Brownstein: In degree, America is far removed from the world of North Korea. But when government is given the power to determine what is acceptable speech, we are operating out of the same totalitarian mindset that leads to dystopian hell.

Most Socialists Can't Even Define Their Own Ideology | Daniel J. Mitchell

Most Socialists Can't Even Define Their Own Ideology | Daniel J. Mitchell: Claims from socialists that socialism equals freedom are rooted in the crazy idea of “positive liberty.” Basically, we should all be “free” to live off of other people.

In Praise of Spontaneous Order | Kerry McDonald

In Praise of Spontaneous Order | Kerry McDonald: There were countless reasons all of those people were in Times Square, but they came as a result of their own distinct interests, taking advantage of a panoply of dining, shopping, and artistic vendors, without any central planner coordinating their activities. It is an extraordinary example of the power of the marketplace to spontaneously facilitate peaceful, voluntary exchange for highly diverse individuals with many different interests and needs.