Economic Freedom

On Constitution Day: Remember To Ignor the Feds

There’s plenty of federal holidays for Americans to celebrate. On July 4th, there’s independence from King George’s England. On the first Monday in September, a holiday was dedicated to the “social and economic achievements of American workers.” Other days throughout the year celebrate autumn harvest, soldiers who died in the civil war and even...

Small Government Caused Our Current Problems???

As soon as I saw the headline of an August 10 article by financial columnist Peter Cohan, I knew that something was terribly wrong. It reads: “How did the politics of small government lead to big government bailouts?” This is akin to asking, How did the extinction of the elephants lead to Barack Obama’s...

The Welfare State and the Promise of Protection by Robert Higgs

Our predecessors dealt with their worries by relying on religious faith. For tangible assistance, they turned to kinfolk, neighbors, friends, coreligionists, and comrades in lodges, mutual-benefit societies, ethnic associations, labor unions, and a vast assortment of other voluntary groups. Those who fell between the cracks of the voluntary societies received assistance from cities and...

End the Fed Rally in Denver

Yesterday afternoon I was fortunate to attend the End the Fed rally in downtown Denver at the Federal Reserve Building. A small but vocal group of 50-60 people handed out fliers and sent a message to people walking down the 16th street mall. The message of first auditing the Federal Reserve Bank, and second,...