The very rapid growth of how much the U.S. government pays to borrow money to support its spending imposes more than a fiscal burden on Americans. It threatens their health. Just how much will shock you. READ MORE »

Is the Welfare State Crowding Out Government’s Basic Functions? An Update The Independent Review, Summer 2020

What happens when an Ivy League medical doctor opts for a career as a government bureaucrat and remains in power for decades with no accountability? You get—Dr. Anthony Fauci; and a shocking proclivity for mendacity. READ MORE »

Virus and Leviathan Symposium on Public Health and Policy in a Free Society The Independent Review, Spring 2021

As the country experiences spikes in murders, other violent crime, and shoplifting, Americans are successfully responding with private security and other non-police measures—which actually calls into question whether the government was ever worth relying on in the first place. Libertarianism, anybody? READ MORE »

To Serve and Protect Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice By Bruce L. Benson

What should it be about? How about the fact that the federal debt amounts to $34 trillion, approximately 120% of GDP, and that, if we count Social Security and Medicare commitments, total government liabilities top $200 trillion, about twice the size of the global economy? Cut spending! READ MORE »

Liquidating Federal Assets A Promising Tool for Ending the U.S. Debt Crisis By William F. Shughart II, Carl P. Close