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What If Charity Replaced Taxation?

Perhaps if the government demanded less (coercively), people would give more voluntarily. by Jean Vilbert This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Health care. Education. Among others, these goods have been considered so important that most current governments make a huge effort to provide them to... Read more →

41 Inconvenient Truths on the "New Energy Economy"

Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.” He's right. by Mark P. Mills This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. A week doesn’t pass without a mayor, governor, policymaker or pundit joining the... Read more →

Bastian can Afford to Wait on Gradual Growth for Titan Funds

by Richard Coulson The distinguished long-time head of our Securities Commission, Hillary Deveaux, was clearly struggling for the right words in his new role as Chairman of Investar Securities, manager of the current offering of the two Titan Funds, promoted by protean entrepreneur Sebas Bastian. While calling the demand “fairly... Read more →

Is there Anybody out there with A Big Idea?

by Richard Coulson Business and politics are never far apart, so I hope my readers will excuse my bloviating about the political world, both in the US and here. Two weeks ago 20 Democratic candidates for the Presidency debated over two days in Miami. It was beyond endurance to sit... Read more →

Importing a miracle. My Bahamas Independence Wish

When one reads in 2019 that The Bahamas GDP Per Person is now lower than 2007, a rethink is vital. There are indicators like a market economy, lower taxes and regulation, Government debt to GDP of say 40% and the rule of law that help nations do well. Oh one... Read more →

Milton Friedman: Which Way for Capitalism from 1978

The Nobel Prize-winning economist charts two possible futures for American capitalism. Milton Friedman | From the May 1978 issue of Reason Magazine "What is the future of capitalism?—by which I mean the future of competitive capitalism—free enterprise capitalism. In a certain sense, every major society is capitalist. Russia has a... Read more →

Why the Amorality of Markets Is Preferable to the Immorality of Coercion

The market is a mechanism and is neither wise nor moral. by Gary M. Galles This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Liberty and voluntary relationships evoke the best in individuals and, therefore, society. That makes it painful to see willing arrangements blamed for virtually everything... Read more →

Libertarianism

Justice, prosperity, responsibility, tolerance, cooperation, and peace. Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They're called libertarians. Find out more here... Read more →

The Library of Economics and Liberty

The Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib) is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought. The website is provided by Liberty Fund, Inc., a private, educational foundation established to encourage the... Read more →

Envy and Hatred of the Good at full speed ahead

Chester Cooper, Deputy Leader of the Opposition PLP says his party's interest in contracts awarded to companies held by Brent Symonette's children in a blind trust is not about race, "... it... is about privilege and class and special interest." I find it curious that they are not questioning the... Read more →