Rothbard on Taxation
"Taxation is theft, purely and simply, even though it is theft on a grand and colossal scale which no acknowledged criminals could
Rothbard on America’s Economic War against Cuba
No one opposed communism more than Murray Rothbard, but he also recognized that US policy toward Cuba was unjust, self-defeating, and would
Instagram to introduce PG-13-style controls to protect teen users, says Meta
Instagram is introducing a PG-13-style content rating system to give parents greater control over what teenagers see on the platform, Meta has
Wind and solar power drive UK renewable electricity record
Britain’s renewable electricity generation hit a new record for the third quarter of 2025, with wind and solar output combining to deliver
Wayve wheels in Microsoft and Softbank for $2bn cash injection
British autonomous driving start-up Wayve is in early talks with Microsoft and SoftBank over a potential $2 billion funding round, in a
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt: The 2025 Nobel Winners in Economics
By honoring Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt, the Nobel Committee has recognized that the future of growth depends on innovation, and that innovation
“The Public Be Damned”
So uttered the famous phrase from William H. Vanderbilt, which was interpreted to mean that the capitalists didn’t care for their customers.
Rothbard, Populism, and the Elites
Newly discovered letters show that Rothbard was a populist as early as the 1950s, and his alleged turn to populism in the
UK unemployment rises to 4.8% as wage growth cools to three-year low
UK unemployment has risen to its highest level since the 2021 lockdown, while wage growth has cooled to its weakest pace in