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I've seen quite a bit of opposition towards giving parents and children the ability to choose what school they want to attend. It confuses me since the whole point is just to help disadvantaged kids have the same choice as rich kids who can afford to attend a private school. Even politicians who...

I don't mean to sound alarmist with the title, but if there's one thing I think more Americans could benefit from understanding at a basic level, it's the national debt . With the exception of the surpluses generated under the Clinton administration which began to smooth things out towards a...

Probably any American who has gone to university or has contemplated going understands the astronomical costs of obtaining a higher education, especially at a prestigious university. Why are the prices so incredibly high? Were the prices always so high? Nope. Broken Market Whenever we feel...

Estonia is one of the most interesting countries I've been learning about recently as far as economies go. While the country is far from perfect, Estonia now ranks 6th in terms of economic freedom in the world by The Heritage Foundation and has achieved economic growth of a kind that makes it...

I've been seeing a lot of discussions on here about healthcare problems in the United States. The question is often what the government should do about it. Surgery Center of Oklahoma I believe it's mostly less government, not more, that will start making healthcare affordable to all Americans....

As a caveat, this is a delicate subject. I've seen economists explain it in some videos only to find some discouraging emotional responses that indicated a failure of understanding. Please keep this in mind. Try to place yourself in the shoes of an employer. You have two job applicants and you...

I found a recent survey that suggested that over 80% of Americans not only support minimum wage, but are in favor of increasing it! This disturbs me quite a bit. It's like Americans are engineering their own downfall. Minimum wage laws are some of the most discriminatory laws out there. They...

GIBR: Good Intentions, Bad Results So much of what I see as having negative effects on society were not necessarily championed by people with foul intentions. Too often, I seem to find that they were championed by warm-hearted people with perfectly good intentions only to lead to horrible...

So much of what I see as having negative effects on society were not necessarily championed by people with foul intentions. Too often, I seem to find that they were championed by warm-hearted people with perfectly good intentions only to lead to horrible results . I want to zoom in on one...

What is economic freedom and why is it valuable? Quoting from the Heritage foundation: Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. In an economically free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way...

Lately I've become increasingly invested in American politics, even at the point of neglecting the politics here in Japan. The recent political climate has reinvigorated my interest. A Great Nation In spite of spending a good deal of time in the US, I never really loved it on a practical level....

Ayn Rand is such an interesting but bizarre figure to me. Lately I've been studying libertarian philosophy more and more, and also with the nature of the political climate in the US, what she is saying is starting to make more and more sense. She's a controversial figure and I still don't agree...

I've been studying the language of libertarians and anarchists and have adopted some of it. The main idea around these ideologies is that government represents force, violence, theft, and most importantly, control . While this sounds extreme and I've been called a nutcase before for using...

As a disclaimer I'm not an economist, so I'm going to focus on basic principles instead of complex economical discussions for which I'm ill-qualified. These basic principles should be obvious without a doctorate in economics. Free Lunch The main reason I'm writing this article is because I've...

Which came first, morality or ethics? I have run into some pessimistic types who tend to imply that it's the latter, suggesting that humans will be immoral and will thrust societies into chaos if not for laws, either human or divine. Those types tend to believe strongly in codifying laws such as...

I don't believe in free will . This raises a lot of questions from people about how I could possibly maintain such a view. This article isn't intended to convert anyone to my stance, but simply to answer many of the questions I've received. And yes, I believe I was helpless but to write this...

A lot people I've seen on here like to pose moral dilemmas in a hypothetical way excluding probability . Many of these scenarios are utilitarian in nature. The perception of probability, which leads to doubt , is one of the most critical variables involved in any moral dilemma. This...

I want to attempt to provide a case that science establishes the closest thing to " objective morality ". This idea of objective morality has puzzled philosophers throughout history. One of the questions is this: Why can we seem to intuitively determine that one set of moral principles is...