Voluntary Exchange Sources

“We must remember for every dollar spent by a SNAP recipient, the economy is stimulated by $1.50.” This line was shared more than once in a recent Congressional hearing on the future of the federal government’s largest feeding program, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food...

Plato, in his Republic, tells us that tyranny arises, as a rule, from democracy. Historically, this process has occurred in three quite different ways. Before describing these several patterns of social change, let us state precisely what we mean by “democracy.” Pondering the question of “Who...

No one remotely familiar with how things work in Cuba can feel anything less than awe and admiration for the thousands of Cubans who have taken to the streets—first in San Antonio de los Baños and then in many parts of the island—to protest against...

“Just because you know a lot about shit doesn’t mean you know shit.”(overheard on Zoom) Purity is a poor test for us fallen creatures: Nobody, bar perhaps the occasional Mother Teresa, is that good. Not strictly because we individually fall short of our ideals, but because...