Henry Hazlitt on Liberty: 21 Choice Quotes

Hazlitt’s most important contribution was his consistent defense of the central importance of liberty in American life, even though it lost him more than one job. At a time when real commitment to liberty is scarce, Americans need to remember his wisdom.

The Big Lie in Hollywood: The Hollywood Ten Were Not Victims But Villains

Selling “The Big Lies” helps Hollywood to keep alive the fantasy that the Left is the victim rather than the perpetrator of injustice.

The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

In the wilderness of the New World, the Plymouth Pilgrims had progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism.

David vs. Goliath Redux

The new Israeli-Hamas war is David vs. Goliath all over again.

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Examining The Full Context

Those calling for a cease fire conveniently ignore the fact that there was a ceasefire until Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

Hamas Murders Palestinian Babies

The media needs to condemn Hamas for using Palestinian babies and civilians as shields.

I Beg to Differ, Mr. Obama

Innocent Gaza citizens should criticize Hamas for their misery and suffering, not Israel.

The Palestinian Choice

There will be no peace in the Middle East unless secular freedom rather than theocratic despotism becomes the Palestinians’ guiding philosophy.

Anti-Israel and Pro-Hamas Protests are Not Pro-Palestinian

Anyone who joins these “pro-Palestine” protests or signs their petitions should know what they’re supporting: not the Palestinian people who seek peace but Hamas terrorists who seek to destroy Israel and the Jewish people.

War

“Wars are the second greatest evil that human societies can perpetrate. (The first is dictatorship, the enslavement of their own citizens, which is the cause of wars.)”

AYN RAND

POLITICS

Elon Musk’s Universal High Income vs. Universal Basic Income?

Elon Musk claim that humanity is headed for “universal high income” instead of UBI is possible to the extent that peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice prevail. That means reducing the power of the state rather than extending it with UBI or other collectivist social experiments.

Giving Real Meaning to Veterans Day

Any element of self-sacrifice in war is a betrayal of our soldiers and the American freedom they fight for.

Capitalism and World Peace

Laissez-faire capitalism is a system of world peace.

Global Tax On World’s Billionaires

Increasing taxes threatens future production to the detriment of all.

MARKETS

Henry Hazlitt on Liberty: 21 Choice Quotes

Hazlitt’s most important contribution was his consistent defense of the central importance of liberty in American life, even though it lost him more than one job. At a time when real commitment to liberty is scarce, Americans need to remember his wisdom.

Free Market Solutions to the Housing Crisis

The political, economic, and moral case for a free market in housing.

Junk Insurance

Obamacare plans are often “junkier” than available short-term plans for a large number of Americans in a large number of circumstances.

Celebrate Amazon, Not Persecute It

Justice demands that we should celebrate Amazon rather than persecute it.

Government Central Planning

“Whatever people do in the market economy, is the execution of their own plans. In this sense every human action means planning. What those calling themselves planners advocate is not the substitution of planned action for letting things go. It is the substitution of the planner’s own plan for the plans of his fellow men.” — LUDWIG VON MISES

CULTURE

The Big Lie in Hollywood: The Hollywood Ten Were Not Victims But Villains

Selling “The Big Lies” helps Hollywood to keep alive the fantasy that the Left is the victim rather than the perpetrator of injustice.

The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

In the wilderness of the New World, the Plymouth Pilgrims had progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism.

George Washington: America’s Most Indispensable Veteran

Washington knew his efforts were a means to an end—maintaining liberty. We would profit by reflecting on his words and whether the vision we act upon today reflects that vision or distorts it.

After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It by Will Bunch

A “free college” prescription would take us in precisely the wrong direction.

LAW

The History of Thanksgiving: Thanks, Property Rights

This Thanksgiving, I give thanks for something our forebears gave us: property rights.

Right Approach to the Pro-Hamas Protests

The First Amendment gives anti-Israel protesters the right to be immoral. It gives them the right to lie and to reflect antisemitic bigotry. The First Amendment, though, also gives us the right, indeed the responsibility, to call out this immorality, mendacity, and double standard.

The High Stakes in the Legal Battle for Free Speech

The decision reaffirmed what the Supreme Court called the “bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment” in 1989: “that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”

Free Speech, Censorship, and Life or Death Distinctions

Historian Eric Daniels clarifies what free speech and censorship are in this inspiring talk.

Reason as an absolute

“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.”

— THOMAS JEFFERSON

SCI-TECH

The Dangers of Climate Change Groupthink

While the climate is a complex system and much of the scientific analysis is technical, acquiring first-hand knowledge of climate change and forming an independent view of it is essential.

Buy Any Car You Like As Long As It’s an EV

Governments are banning fossil-fueled vehicles, but not to save humanity.

Property Rights in Space

A truly moral justification for property rights in space.

The Case Against Net Zero 2050

Fossil fuels expert Alex Epstein shares everything you need to know about fossil fuels and what the world would really look like if we were “net zero” by 2050.

War