Adam Smith authorized the pursuit of honest income. But what should we do with that income? Max Laraia explores whether Peter Singer’s moral imperative to reduce suffering is consistent with Smith’s ...

In 1837, John Lewis O’Sullivan and his brother established The United States Magazine and Democratic Review in Washington, D.C., and it soon became one of the most important periodicals in American ...

Sarah Thomas surveys the recent history of mass surveillance in liberal democracies, highlighting the tension between freedom and security. A commitment to freedom through civil liberties and ...

Nick Wilson has two decades of experience with the US government, both as a military officer and in the civil service. After leaving public service, Nick entered the private sector as a financial ...

Larry Reed revisits “I, Pencil” with reflections on the global market. Economist and historian Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is president emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global ...

Did Adam Smith—celebrated hero of free trade—make a big exception for reasons of national defense? Would he support the Jones Act of today? Caleb Petitt argues that a careful reading of Smith on the ...

On top of the failure of his economic agenda, FDR had a dismal record on civil liberties, privacy, and free speech. The “Everything Wrong with the Presidents” series focuses on, as the title suggests, ...

Andrew Jackson conflated his own will with the will of the people, and ran roughshod over the Constitution’s constraints on his power in pursuit of goals that were often contemptible. Bradley J.

“There ain't no such thing as a free lunch” has been a popular libertarian slogan since the 1960s. The slogan's meaning is simple: you cannot make something from nothing. In a political context, the ...

Vincent Geloso is an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic History from the London School of Economics. He is the author of Du Grand Rattrapage au ...

Alex Nowrasteh makes compelling evidence- based counter arguments to the most common objections to immigration. From “immigrants are going to take American jobs” to “they’re going to commit crimes” or ...

The 17th- century Englishman John Cooke was one of the tyranny’s greatest enemies, being the first- ever person to prosecute a head of state for crimes against humanity. Paul Meany is the editor for ...