By: Jeff Deist Many Mises.org readers know that Lew Rockwell, founder of the Mises Institute and quiet benefactor to countless individuals in libertarian circles over the decades, continues to recover from a recent back injury. While the episode has not quelled his enthusiasm for liberty, recovery is no picnic. Apparently medicine remains in the Dark Ages when it […]
Archives for December 2017
REPORT: ISIS got CIA weapons during Syrian rebel transfer – media shocked!
Talk about being a little late on a story. For years, it had been known that the massive amount of weapons that were transferred from the CIA to Syrian rebels actually helped fuel the rise of ISIS. Of course, anyone who uttered that news was labeled a conspiracy theorist by the Obama administration and the […]
6 random things for Friday (GOP tax bill, 2017 Candlemaker Petition, Save the Rhinos!)
News Story of the Day: is the Republican tax plan in jeopardy? Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Utah Senator Mike Lee want to expand the child tax credit. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker will oppose the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Maine Senator Susan Collins is undecided. But President Donald Trump is confident that the tax […]
BANKRUPT: Why Social Security won’t give you security
Social Security’s fiscal woes have been well-documented over the last 10 years. It is paying out more than it is taking in and it faces trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. The Social Security system will not be there when millennials hit the age of retirement. Whenever somebody recommends raising the age of retirement or […]
Can you grow vegetables in your front yard in a world without government?
By: Ryan McMaken The Miami Herald reports that a local couple is going all the way to the state supreme court to fight a local ordinance banning front-yard vegetable gardens: Hermine Ricketts and her husband Tom Carroll may grow fruit trees and flowers in the front yard of their Miami Shores house… Vegetables, however, are not allowed. Ricketts and […]