OnPoliticalEconomy

 According to a news report in the Red   Toronto Star , there have been as many asylum claims in the first week of April (1st to 6th) as there were during the entire month of January of this year. But did commentators at r/Canada welcome these refugees of Donald Trump's fascist America with virtual open arms? They did not. Despite the recent surge, the article also points out that asylum claims are only 50% of where they were last year. We don't get many cross border claims anyway, because of the 'safe third country rule'. Because the United States is a safe third country, people have to seek asylum there instead of trying to seek it in Canada. Presumably this is to prevent applicants from having multiple bites at the apple. Although ideally we would just take anyone who came, regardless of their circumstances, so long as they didn't have a history of criminality. Why not? The best philosophy when it comes to immigration is encapsulated on the state of liberty. Take...

Every publication must justify its existence. The purpose of this blog is to offer perspectives on modern economic issues through an Austro-libertarian lens. In the world of the 24 hour news cycle, with opinion and analysis of events dominated by statist voices, we will be a clarion call to return to the ideals of the free society.  The need for an authentic voice articulating the ideals of liberty is greater than ever. Despite the present dominance of liberal democracy as a form of government, cracks are appearing in the very foundation of modern political economy. Economic growth throughout the West is languid, weighted down by government spending run amuck, and would be entrepreneurs hesitant to take risks amid a climate of confiscatory tax rates, onerous regulations, and capricious political regimes.  The much vaunted professional media class, journalists, newspaper editors, television personalities, what Hayek called 'second hand dealers in ideas', has proven itself unabl...