Patriotism used to mean to disobey the state in support of individual freedom. Nowadays if you criticize the actions of the federal government there are groups of people that will…
Eric Lumpkins
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The fastest way to lose fat is to build muscle. The reason is because muscle consumes much more energy and thus as you build more muscle your metabolism speeds up.…
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The 2008 housing bubble and ensuing financial crisis and Great Recession of 2009 were unprecedented global events that completely changed the world, yet despite this most people do not understand…
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Everyone is afraid, even just a little bit, but usually far more than we admit. We’re afraid of the unknown, of death, of failure, of realizing that we’ve been living…
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One of the most underappreciated and miraculous discoveries of humanity has been the price system. Because of it everyone eats better, resources are conserved, and large-scale economic coordination and planning…
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Raising the minimum wage is a popular course of action for many people, as it sounds desirable. Whether it be a living wage or an increase to $12 an hour,…
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It is widely believed that markets and capitalism are responsible for the majority of the world’s pollution and environmental degradation. People all across the political spectrum, left and right, believe…
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We all have happiness exchange rates. For many of us, ours is wildly inefficient, for others its as close as you can get to optimal. Spending our money wisely as…
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Everybody is an investor, though many people don’t realize it. In this article I will explain a simple mindset shift that you can make that will enable you to view…
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Those ranging from the far left to moderate liberals are constantly bashing economic freedom, free markets, and libertarians. They claim that libertarian ideology and free markets would result in corporate…