The essence of Jacobin Magazine’s argument is that it isn’t fair that some get to enjoy things most of us can’t afford. If everyone can’t enjoy luxuries, then nobody should be allowed to. This is an example of what Ayn Rand called “hatred of the good for being the good.”
The solution is to end the government’s involvement in every aspect, and that includes putting an end to all government-backed student loans.
Those calling for a cease fire conveniently ignore the fact that there was a ceasefire until Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
Increasing taxes threatens future production to the detriment of all.
The political, economic, and moral case for a free market in housing.
The Left keeps winning because its political opponents compromise time and again.
Justice demands that we should celebrate Amazon rather than persecute it.
Parents are forced to provide financial support for government schools, and this often leaves no money available to purchase an alternative education service.
A truly moral justification for property rights in space.
Special interest groups and big donors make campaign contributions because they believe that the candidate will support legislation favorable to them and their agenda.
Expanding the government’s education monopoly will not achieve that goal. Expanding freedom of choice will. Freedom of choice will empower parents and students to hold schools accountable.
Preventing some individuals from making bad decisions also prevents individuals from making good decisions.
Throughout history, some people have enjoyed greater wealth than others. However, American society was the first in which thatwealth was attained, not by conquest or confiscation, but by production and trade. For this, America’s capitalists were condemned.
Honest businessmen, who are well aware of the importance of customer goodwill, try to insure that their businesses are not harmed by the unscrupulous actions of others. Many of them have formed voluntary associations to provide self-regulation in their industries.
If rural Texans want government schools, then they should be willing to pay for them. Nobody is stopping them from making voluntary contributions to their local schools. They aren’t doing that because they would prefer to force others to “contribute” to their cause.
Racism is a vile ideology. But the proper way to fight racism is through education and by ostracizing racists. We should not be fighting injustice with injustice.
While the Senate is promoting the intellectual liberty of parents and students it is also assaulting that freedom by mandating that a particular set of ideas be taught.
Freedom enables opportunities. School choice creates more freedom for parents and students.
It is time to enable parents to have the freedom to choose the school for their children through school choice.
It is rare that a book can objectively present the facts and then draw all of the wrong conclusions. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017, is one such book.
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