Commentary The U.S. dollar could someday go the way of all paper-currencies past and be consumed in a hyperinflationary fire. It seems unlikely but it is possible. In some ways, given the reckless policies of the past three years, we should be perhaps surprised that it hasn’t happened yet. If the dollar loses its status…

LANCASTER, N.H.—As its motto suggests, the “Live Free or Die” state is already pretty friendly to liberty-minded Americans—enough that the Free State Project has enticed scads of libertarians to move there. It’s also one of the few places where a critical mass of Free Staters could influence politics. The population, though fast-growing, remains low, and…

Commentary This morning I read the 10th of probably 100s of articles pleading with vaccine cheerleader Professor Peter Hotez not to debate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He would never do this because he would be crushed. There really isn’t any doubt about that. The only question is whether anything would be gained for quality science…

Commentary Forty months ago began the lockdowns that set in motion a grim trajectory of misery for Americans and the world. It was the long dark night of the soul, in the words of St. John of the Cross. It was a challenge to everyone and everything. Do you really believe in freedom and human…

Commentary Here at Porcfest, a week-long celebration of freedom in New Hampshire, there are many hubs of activities, with talks and sessions all day every day, and a central campfire near the pavilion each night. Close by is the large tent for Brownstone Institute where we have had talks and discussions all day and evening….

Commentary In the spring of 2020, when most of the country was going utterly bonkers about the invisible enemy, acting as if a virus had never before vexed a living person so the only thing to do is destroy the social order, most everything shut down. One event that did not was Porcfest, the annual…