by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Since I’ve repeatedly written that people should have the right to sell their organs, I obviously think they should be able to rent their organs as well. Which is my hopefully clever way of introducing this new John Stossel video....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2022 | Blogs, States
When I wrote about the 2018 edition of Freedom in the 50 States, Florida ranked as the nation’s most libertarian state. In the 2021 version, New Hampshire takes the top spot (reclaiming the lead it had back in 2016). Here’s a map showing the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
A new edition of the Human Freedom Index has been released. When you combine measures of personal freedom and economic freedom, the “sensible nation” of Switzerland is at the top of the rankings. I don’t know if this means we should view...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2021 | Blogs, Health Care
Just like I’ve never had (until recently) any reason to define capitalism, I also have never felt any need to define libertarianism. Some people use the non-aggression principle, but that strikes me as more of a statement about how we should behave. What if...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 21, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
Like most libertarians, I favor drug legalization for the simple reason that people should have control over their own bodies, even if they’re doing something stupid. But I’ve never claimed legalization is a zero-cost policy. Instead, as I...
