Photo by Riku Kettunen 1. Tallinn, Estonia The capital of Estonia is situated on the northern coast of the country, with Finland and Sweden to its North, Russia to its East, Latvia to its South, and the Baltic Sea to its West. Tallinn has great charm, fusing the modern and medieval to...
Photo by eschipul 1. Austin, Texas Austin is a little off the beaten path for holiday tourism but the capital of Texas has a lot to offer to its visitors. Its major attractions include the Texas State Capitol, with free guided and self-guided tours daily, the campus of the largest urb...
Photo by 2bmolar 1. USPS is a Monopoly The Postal Service uses the law to protect itself from competition. That is, if someone in the private sector seeks to compete against the Postal Service, the federal government will shut down that competitor immediately, owing to the special sta...
To begin: In order to function optimally, markets require strong (easily defended), clearly defined, and transferable property rights; when those rights are weak or vague (as they often are) or when there is active political interference, we sometimes see unfortunate consequences whic...
Photo by Light Brigading Simply put, white privilege is the belief that by just being white you are given privilege not given to blacks or other minorities, and that blacks suffer from the legacy of slavery and lack of civil rights, even those that were born well after slavery was his...
Milton Friedman was a tiny little Jewish fellow who grew up in New Jersey, the son of Eastern European immigrants. Famously logical, he was able to distill complex ideas into snippets palatable to even those with short attention spans. Saying things like “There is no such thing ...
Throughout much of the 20th century and into the 21st, many American movements have been driven by the notion of ‘equality.’ There is, to be sure, some merit in this. For example, the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection is not considered to be controversial. Equali...
Photo by 401(K) 2013 1) Yourself (pay yourself first) The single most important investment that you can make is in yourself. If you are not already doing so, it is time to start paying yourself 10% of every dollar that you make, whether through your job, your investments, or anything ...
Photo by ali eminov 1. America is exceptional in its stance on civil liberties America is exceptional because prior to and after Americans achieved independence, they showed that they really did take their freedoms seriously. The first English colonies in North America had been establ...
American public schools continue to deteriorate while the education system mass produces mediocre students, unprepared for the challenges of real life. In the information age we live in today, we need smart students who can become globally competitive citizens, like never before. The ...