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A Century of Cosmetics: Is the End Near?
The organization Campaign for Safe Cosmetics doesn’t just want you to be able to have new choices about the makeup or other products you …
Laissez-Faire Today
Five Pillars of Economic Freedom
The great debate between capitalism and socialism suffers from a lack of clarity about definitions. This is why when Walter Block lectured in Brazil …
Brazil and the Spirit of Liberty
My most surprising findings in Brazil, aside from the amazing fruits that I didn’t know existed because the U.S. government doesn’t think I need …
Heat and Light in a TSA Line
Time was tight and people were rushing to catch flights. This particular terminal in Miami was usually fast, everyone knew, but for some reason, …
Government’s Idle Hands: Underwear Bomber 2.0
Government has a serious problem. It’s got nothing worthwhile to do. All the cool things in life come from the private sector, and this …
It’s Fun to Resist the State
Libertarianism is, obviously, an idea whose time has come. Or maybe you don’t like that term. There are plenty of others. My preference is …
What Makes Twitter Great
“I’ve got better things to do than broadcast a message to the world about my lunch.” An uncountable number of people have said this …
The Case for Live Blogging a Book
The buzz on the next big thing: products and services that claim to make you smarter. Forbes says it is the next trillion-dollar industry. …
How Government Wrecked the Gas Can
The gas gauge broke. There was no smartphone app to tell me how much was left, so I ran out. I had to call …
Material Progress and the American Spirit
The 1968 epic Planet of the Apes ends with Taylor the astronaut, played by Charlton Heston, coming upon the Statue of Liberty, except that …