TSA vs Cupcakes

Folks may know how I like to pick on the cupcake craze because I see it as just one of many boom-bust absurdities that were born during the years of excess spawned by government monetary policy that encouraged and triggered credit addiction and high time preferences....

Treason, Counterfeiting and Piracy

There are only THREE crimes that permit constitutional police action on the part of the Federal government- treason, counterfeiting and piracy- so one has to wonder which of those crimes was alleged when a Predator B drone was used by the Feds to arrest three alleged...

The FDA Weighs in on Sperm Safety?

The FDA has asked a sperm donor to cease-and-desist in the case of his community service, er, um, sperm donation. Trent Arsenault, a minister’s son from the San Francisco Bay area, just wants to help women who cannot afford governmentized sperm donor banks....

A Christmas Gift for my Daughter

by Harry Browne Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in December, 2002. A previous version of it was published on December 25, 1966, dedicated to Harry’s then 9-year-old daughter.) It’s Christmas, and I have the usual problem of...

Be not afraid

The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with a simple salutation. “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” But Mary didn’t react with joy to the celestial message. In fact, Luke says, “Mary was greatly troubled by his words…” Greatly troubled. Doesn’t...