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The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 9

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 The Republican "revolution" was doomed from the start. The reason is due to the fatal flaw in the moral, political, and economic philosophy of the Republican ...

If Liberty Mattered — Once More, a Presidential Candidate’s Press Conference, Part 8

by Richard M. Ebeling October 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 The Washington Times: In your previous press conference, you argued for the reversal of America's military commitments around the world. You said that you would notify our global allies that ...

Zoning: The New Tyranny

by James Bovard October 1, 1996

Modern zoning laws presume that no citizen has a right to control his own land, but that every citizen has a right to control his neighbor's. While many people think zoning simply prevents sharply conflicting land uses, such as building a munitions plant next to an apartment complex, it has become ...

The State Threat to Computer Privacy

by Sheldon Richman October 1, 1996

The Clinton administration is proceeding apace with a plan to force each of us to give the government a spare key to our houses and offices. Well, that's not literally what they want. They want a spare key to our filing cabinets. That may be cryptic, but in time the reader ...

The Cartelization of the American Workforce

by James Bovard October 1, 1996

Freedom to work is increasingly being taken hostage by government licensing boards. The American economy is degenerating into a guild system, as government doles out privileges to one group of self-proclaimed professionals after another. Government licensing restrictions prohibit millions of Americans from practicing the occupation of their choice. Over eight hundred professions now require a government license to practice — ...

Legalized Immorality

by Clarence Manion October 1, 1996

It must be remembered that 95 percent of the peace, order, and welfare existing in human society is always produced by the conscientious practice of man-to-man justice and person-to-person charity. When any part of this important domain of personal virtue is transferred to government, that part is automatically released from the restraints of morality and ...

The Evils of Economic Sanctions

by Sheldon Richman October 1, 1996

Americans are undoubtedly sleeping soundly in the knowledge that U.S. Customs agents in the last year tripled the number of Cuban cigars seized before they could be brought into the country. The Customs Service says that it grabbed nearly 90,000 cigars, thwarting 1,285 acts of smuggling. The cigars were valued at more than $1 million, according to USA Today. Why ...

Book Review: Human Action

by Richard M. Ebeling October 1, 1996

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics by Ludwig von Mises (Irvington-on Hudson, N.Y.: The Foundation for Economic Education, 4th revised edition, 1996); 906 pages; $49.95. On September 14, 1949, Yale University Press released a major new work — Human Action by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. The following week, in his regular Newsweek column, Henry Hazlitt referred to the ...

The State Threat to Computer Privacy

by Sheldon Richman October 1, 1996

The Clinton administration is proceeding apace with a plan to force each of us to give the government a spare key to our houses and offices. Well, that's not literally what they want. They want a spare key to our filing cabinets. That may be cryptic, but in time the reader ...

A Wrecking Ball for Your Neighborhood

by James Bovard October 1, 1996

The federal government is involved in economic blockbusting in thousands of the nation's neighborhoods. Thanks to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), welfare recipients are using government handouts to move into middle-class and upper middle-class neighborhoods. Congress created the Section 8 program in 1974 to provide direct ...

Zoning: The New Tyranny

by James Bovard October 1, 1996

Modern zoning laws presume that no citizen has a right to control his own land, but that every citizen has a right to control his neighbor's. While many people think zoning simply prevents sharply conflicting land uses, such as building a munitions plant next to an apartment complex, it has become ...

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 8

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 During the first few weeks of the Republican "revolution," Republicans were talking like libertarians. "It's time to dismantle FDR's New Deal and LBJ's Great Society," they ...