Articles
Tragic Deaths in the Titan Submersible
Walter E. Block
Five Americans tragically died on the Titan submarine. They were mostly wealthy, white men. At the same time, hundreds of people of darker skin also faced death at sea. They received relatively little attention. Was this due to racism?
Racist Real Estate Appraising?
Walter E. Block
Real estate appraisers valued residential properties at a higher index when they were led to believe they belonged to a white family than when they believed they belonged to Black people. Several hypotheses exist to explain this: racism or a greater statistical association between the Black population and crime.
If I were a Leader of the Black Community
Walter E. Block
If I were a leader in the Black community, I would preach a sermon of market fundamentalism based on libertarianism, free enterprise, and capitalism. We must demand the legalization of drugs, the end of welfare, the repeal of the minimum wage law, and the return of the Black father to the home.
Libertad, Mercado y Estado: Una conversación con Miguel Gómez M.
David Chávez Salazar
This interview explores the vision of Miguel Gómez Martínez (Colombia’s designated finance minister) on economic policy and public service, highlighting realism, economic freedom, and the role of institutions as foundations for public policy formulation.
Reflections
¿Por qué un liberal debería apoyar a Israel?
Alan G. Futerman
A (classical) liberal should support Israel because it is the leading free society in the Middle East, standing against totalitarian Islamist organizations and regimes. The author argues that the war is a consequence of aggression by Hamas and its allies, challenges the main arguments of anti-Zionism, and defends Israel from a historical and political perspective.