But politicians who talk about failed policies are just blowing smoke. Government policies succeed in doing exactly what they are supposed to do: channeling resources bilked from the general public to politically organized and influential interests groups. — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
In the transfer society, the general public is not only poorer but also less contented, less autonomous, more rancorous, and more politicized. Individuals take part less often in voluntary community activities and more often in belligerent political contests. Genuine communities… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
Recipients of transfers set a bad example for others, including their children, other relatives, and friends, who see that one can receive goods, services,… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
In debates between anarchists and statists, the burden of proof clearly should rest on those who place their trust in the state. Anarchy's mayhem… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
“Anarchists did not try to carry out genocide against the Armenians in Turkey; they did not deliberately starve millions of Ukrainians; they did not… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will to survive and prosper even in the face of… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
To continue on the road we Americans have traveled for the past century is ultimately to deliver ourselves completely into the hands of an… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
Inflation is not a benign element in the economy's operation. It is, as it has always been, the most dangerous and destructive form of… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
Until the 1930s, the Constitution served as a major constraint on federal economic interventionism. The government's powers were understood to be just as the… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
No doubt, anarchy, once established, might not last forever. But if your house is on fire, the sensible course of action is to put… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
By adopting programs to distribute substantial amounts of income, a nation guarantees that its government will become more powerful and invasive in other ways. — Robert Higgs Copy Share
All nonstate threats to life, liberty, and property appear to be relatively petty and therefore can be dealt with. Only states can pose truly… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
This is the true lesson of our history: war, preparation for war, and foreign military interventions have served for the most part not to… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
Liberty in the United States will never be reestablished so long as elites and masses alike look to the president to perform supernatural feats… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
The beginning of political wisdom is the realization that despite everything you’ve always been taught, the government is not really on your side; indeed,… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
“When the contentious questions are mainly economic (put aside such inflammatory but mainly noneconomic matters as capital punishment or abortion) they tend to fall… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
For members of the political class, the crucial question is always: how can we push out the frontier, how can we augment the government's… — Robert Higgs Copy Share
