The Daily Libertarian
Economics and Politics for your Daily Life
Jumping the Gun on Gun Control (and everything else)
W. Edwards Deming once said that 85% of managerial changes make things worse rather than better. The reason was simple:…
Read MoreIdentity Politics: The Politics of Evil
Every time I get into a political debate these days, someone on the left always seems to bring up the…
Read MoreThe Libertarian Argument for a Strong Military
As a libertarian, I believe the United States should have a strong, active military. The United States is a fortunate…
Read MoreGovernment Pensions: Your Bill is Due
What do you get when you allow government workers to unionize, and you allow unions to give campaign contributions to…
Read MoreHey Liberals: Stop Teaching Hate!
After one of the pastors at my church called for gun control yesterday, I was tempted to write a hate-filled,…
Read MoreAusterity Works!
Austerity works. Really. I mean that. Take Greece. In 2013, their government spent 62.3% of their GDP. There are, of…
Read MoreSubjegation by Subjectiveness: Facts as Subjective Things
John Adams once said, “Facts are stubborn things.” Generally speaking, John Adams was right: facts are facts whether one agrees…
Read MoreGovernment Control from Cradle to Grave
The primary differentiator between a liberal economist, like Paul Krugman, or a conservative, like Thomas Sowell, is their view of…
Read MoreThe Trickle-Down Lie
There is no phrase used more by the left than, ‘Trickle-Down Economics.’ I’ve heard the phrase attributed to both Franklin…
Read MoreTrain As You Fight
When I was in the Army, we had a saying: “train as you fight.” This is an important concept, and…
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