Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed A listener writes in to ask when, if and how voluntaryists and the liberty minded should engage with representatives of the state. James recruits the Independent Media Alliance panel (and some special guests) to respond. Video player not working? Use these links to watch it somewhere […]
[This article was coauthored by Michael R. Jenkins, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Mississippi State University.] Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the breakdown of its […]
In recent years, subtle yet persistent shifts have begun to reshape the structure of modern society in ways that many fail to immediately recognize. These transformations do not emerge through abrupt, visible ruptures, but rather through gradual adjustments that accumulate over time, redefining norms, expectations, and ultimately the boundaries of […]
Having a good survival book on hand is almost as important as having the right gear. In fact, when things go sideways, knowledge often matters more than the gear itself. Anyone can buy equipment. Anyone can throw a few supplies in a bag. But when a real crisis hits—when the […]
How we define “problems” also defines what we “understand” as a “solution,” and if our definition is circular, it’s delusional. Readers kindly point out I don’t understand either AI or human nature. I readily confess to having an imperfect understanding of AI and human nature, along with everything else. One thing […]
Only then do we realize that by optimizing profit and efficiency, we’ve also optimized systemic failure. In my essay AI, Money, Human Nature and the Problem with Problems, I refer to boundary conditions but didn’t offer a thorough explanation of the role this concept plays in understanding not just how the world works but more […]
There is a Solution for Survival The world is unraveling before our eyes. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed by Iranian mines and missiles, and the global energy artery that once pumped 20 million barrels of oil per day is now a clogged, contested waterway. As I have […]
Supreme Court rulings are significant not only for their decision on who wins, but also for their reasoning. A victory for common sense may sometimes be pyrrhic if it benefits the party who wins the dispute but relies on reasoning that erodes individual liberty in the longer term. In that […]
The Department of Justice does not need to wait for Dr. David Morens to turn on his colleagues; the evidence to charge the next key advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci is already in the public record. Greg Folkers was critical to the censorship operation at the heart of the Covid […]
If we were to identify the most sacrosanct dogma of Western modernity—the one that no one questions—it would undoubtedly be representative democracy. We automatically assume that it is the best form of government that humanity has ever invented—a sort of “end of history” method of governance and the ultimate political […]