by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2020 | Blogs, Constitution
A pure democracy, where 51 percent of the people have the right to do anything they want, is not a desirable form of government. It means tyranny of the majority. That’s why America’s Founding Fathers instead created a constitutional republic, not only because they...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Libertarians believe in limited government for both moral reasons (government coercion is bad) and utilitarian reasons (nations with small government enjoy much higher levels of prosperity than countries with bigger governments). But if small government is good, would...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve previously argued that “freedom of association” is the best way of dealing with thorny social issues such as baking cakes for gay weddings and transgender bathroom usage. Simply stated, people should have the freedom to do business with each other – or not do...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
For libertarians, there aren’t many good role models in the world. There are a few small jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Monaco, and the Cayman Islands that are worth highlighting because of strong rule of law and good fiscal policy. There are also a few medium-sized...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2019 | Blogs, Constitution, Economics
Two days ago, I wrote about how the Constitution was designed, in large part, to protect Americans from majoritarianism. The Supreme Court is doing a reasonably good job of protecting some of our liberties (or, in the Heller case, restoring our liberties), but I point...
