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Past articles by Lew Rockwell on LewRockwell.com

Awake and Joosed
No thanks to the FDA.

The Triumph of Socialism
Lew Rockwell on where we stand.

Freedom 2 Txt
Lew Rockwell defends it.

Economics and Moral Courage
Lew Rockwell on the real lesson.

Nullification, Interposition, Secession
They're back! Judge Napolitano interviews Lew Rockwell (podcast).

The State Hates the Internet
Lew Rockwell podcast from the Mark Carbonaro Show (KION).

Government Has No Money of Its Own
What it spends it takes from you. That is the key lesson of "public policy," says Lew Rockwell.

Are You Checking the LRC Blog?
It's constantly updated with breaking news, says Lew Rockwell.

More Force, More Money, More Death
It's another government program.

The Great Fakeroo Recovery
Lew Rockwell on "prosperity" through the printing press.

Telling the Truth for Freedom
Lew Rockwell on the Hoppe effect.

Post Office, MD
Lew Rockwell on Obama's "gaffe" and state-controlled health care.

Obama and His Media on the Economy
Lew Rockwell on propaganda and truth.

Government Creates Human Suffering
Lew Rockwell on the jobs problem.

Headed to National Socialism
Lew Rockwell on the future of America.

The Uncompromising Spirit of Libertarianism
Lew Rockwell on Murray Rothbard.

Obama's Fix-It Plans
They're based on a denial of reality, says Lew Rockwell.

The Miracle of the Market
Lew Rockwell on the faith of entrepreneurs.

Republicans and Communists

Fail, Fail, Fail, Fail
Lew Rockwell on the Bush-Obama War on Recession.

Those Poor Slobs in Guantánamo
Their present is our future, if the Holy American Empire has its way.

Charting Our Economic Decline
Lew Rockwell on the immigration test.

Don't Believe Barack
Forget his bailout bonds, says Lew Rockwell.

Liberty's Benefactor
Lew Rockwell remembers the late Burt Blumert.

The Left, the Right, and the State
Lew Rockwell podcast on his book, and what lies ahead for liberty.

The Generosity of Murray
Lew Rockwell on Mr. Libertarian and the anti-Rothbardites.

Obama's War on Recovery
He follows in the fascist footsteps of FDR.

The Economics of Depression
Lew Rockwell interviewed on the Brian Wilson Show (podcast).

Obamanomics Can Destroy Us
Lew Rockwell on the socialist threat.

Hitler Was a Keynesian
A classic from Lew Rockwell.

The Obamanians Are Wrong
Dangerously wrong.

New Boss, Worse Than the Old Boss?
Lew Rockwell on the left in power.

Stimulus to Depression
Lew Rockwell on the Mark and Jim Show (podcast).

Obama Is Making You Poorer
Is it inevitable?

The Left, the Right, and the State
Scott Horton interviews Lew Rockwell (podcast).

Not Losing Your Head
Lew Rockwell on yet another benefit of knowing Austrian economics (podcast).

The Answer Is Freedom
Lew Rockwell on money and our future.

Living Through New Deal II
Lew Rockwell on the insanity, and why there's hope.

The Rockwell Manifesto
Lew Rockwell on The Left, the Right, and the State.

For a New Liberty
The guide is Murray Rothbard's libertarian manifesto.

Angels vs. Government
Lew Rockwell on the economic lessons of Bethlehem.

Madoff Explained
Lew Rockwell on another excrescence of the Fed boom.

Bailout Crimes
Lew Rockwell interviewed by Brian Wilson (podcast).

Join the Fight
Join the Mises Institute.

Don't Cave!
Lew Rockwell on "free-marketeers" for the bailout.

Now It's Jobs
Lew Rockwell on the latest excuse for fascism.

The Force Is With Us
Lew Rockwell on the magnificence of falling prices.

Not All the News Is Bad
The Republicans are talking like libertarians, says Lew Rockwell, and the Obama regime might be Clinton II.

The Myth of Good Government
Lew Rockwell on China, the US, and the future.

Conservatives Follow the Leader
Lew Rockwell on the right and the Bush regime.

Rothbard, Ron Paul, and Public Leadership
Scott Morris interviews Lew Rockwell.

Understanding the Economic Crisis
Lew Rockwell podcast on Austrian economics, and the boom and the bust.

Our Marxist Politics
Lew Rockwell on "barriers broken."

Understanding the Boom and Bust
Lew Rockwell on why Austrian economics matters more than ever.

The Only Choice on November 4th
Don't vote!

Joe the Outlaw
Lew Rockwell on the fate of a plumber in a corporatist economy.

How To Fix Our Depreciating Money
Through free choice, says Lew Rockwell.

Don't Trust the Brain Trust
FDR's ghost haunts America.

The (Near) Death of the State
Lew Rockwell on the glorious bailout victory.

The Wall Street Crime of '08
Lew Rockwell on the Michael Reagan Show.

Bush, the Socialist and Destroyer
Lew Rockwell on the credit scandal.

The Election Means Almost Nothing
Lew Rockwell on the permanent ruler.

Understanding the Crisis
Lew Rockwell on the real villain.

Rockwell on the Fed Meltdown
Interview with Tom Jeffries of HoweStreet.com (audio).

Teaching Through Satire
Lew Rockwell on LRC's very funny libertarian publisher.

A Day That Will Live in Infamy
Lew Rockwell on Fannie-Freddie fascism.

Stop the Bailout
Lew Rockwell on Bush's national socialism.

Teaching Liberty
Lew Rockwell on the Mises University 2008.

The Calamity of Bush's Conservatism
And conservatism in general.

Sarah Palin's Career Ends in Tragedy
Lew Rockwell on a nice woman, politics, and government.

Both Parties Want Dictatorship
Lew Rockwell on the evil of politics.

What Is Neoconservatism?
Lew Rockwell podcast on the ruling ideology.

Biden: From the Dark Heart of DC
Lew Rockwell podcast on Biden and more.

Disarm
Lew Rockwell on the lessons of the Georgia fiasco.

The Downturn Is Good News
Lew Rockwell on what Hayek demonstrated.

The Heart of the State
Lew Rockwell on the Fed.

Worried About Losing Your Job?
Then you want lower labor costs now, says Lew Rockwell.

Your Tax Dollars at Work
And why the State doesn't want you seeing its dead and maimed.

Ripped-Off
Listen to the first Lew Rockwell podcast, on the state-bankster combine.

In This Crisis
We can see the greatness of the market, says Lew Rockwell.

Fannie, Freddie, Fascist
Lew Rockwell on FDR's bankrupt spawn.

One Good Thing About the Recession
It forces us to think about wealth creation, says Lew Rockwell.

Grand Theft Society
Lew Rockwell on the trouble with government.

Should Age Discrimination Be Legal?
Of course, unless we believe in servitude, says Lew Rockwell.

The Government Wrecks the Economy
Lew Rockwell on Bush's wars and depression.

Our Enemy, the Fed
Lew Rockwell on inflation and war.

The Cause That Won't Go Away
Lew Rockwell on the gold standard.

Socialist Deaths in China
Lew Rockwell on the earthquake.

Our Enemy Is Always the State
No matter what our critics – left and right – claim, says Lew Rockwell.

Everything You Love
You owe to capitalism, says Lew Rockwell.

Get 'Liberty'
Lew Rockwell on the independent libertarian magazine.

But What About the Children?
Lew Rockwell on a perennial excuse for the total state.

Prison Nation
Where the big thieves incarcerate the small ones.

The Inflation Monster
And its owner.

What If Public Schools Were Abolished?
Lew Rockwell has a dream.

The Hurricane of State
It's far worse than Katrina, say Walter Block and Lew Rockwell (.pdf).

The State Wreaks Havoc Again
This time with their recession, says Lew Rockwell.

Bush's Market-Liberal Scam
Lew Rockwell on the failure, thank goodness, of Social Security "Privatization."

Still the State's Greatest Enemy
Lew Rockwell on Murray Rothbard, and Justin Raimondo's biography of him.

Cancel the Presidential Election!
Really, it is the only thing that makes sense, says Lew Rockwell.

Bill Buckley, Etc.
Scott Horton interviews Lew Rockwell on the wrong right.

The Hegelianism of the 2008 Election
Mises was right about the great American obsession, says Lew Rockwell.

Triumph of the Red-State Fascists
Lew Rockwell on the meaning of McCain.

The Frightful Face of Stimulus
Lew Rockwell on the government making things much worse.

Ron Paul Has Already Won
Lew Rockwell on the man and the movement.

Government the Destroyer
Lew Rockwell on the broken-window fallacy reapplied.

Don't Spend
Lew Rockwell on what to do during the recession.

Recession or Depression?
We can't avoid the first, says Lew Rockwell, but we don't have to suffer the second.

To See the Unseen
Lew Rockwell on why economics is essential.

The Economics of the Nativity
Lew Rockwell on what the first Christmas can teach us about free enterprise, government, and wealth.

Ron Paul: Mr. Republican
Lew Rockwell on the Taft-Paul foreign policy.

Easy Money, Easy Lies
Lew Rockwell on Ron Paul and central banking.

Our Enemy, the Fed
Lew Rockwell on what easy money has done to mortgages and everything else.

The Best Documentary Ever on the Federal Reserve
Features Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, and others.

Stop the Printing Press!
The Federal Reserve's monetary expansion is wreaking havoc.

The Economics of Ron Paul
Lew Rockwell on the great public intellectual of free markets and sound money.

The Plummeting Greenback
Lew Rockwell on understanding the dollar crisis.

The Fires of Socialism
Lew Rockwell on government, environmentalism, and Southern California.

The Last 25 Years and the Next
Lew Rockwell on the Mises Institute.

Missing Warren G. Harding
Lew Rockwell on a pretty good president.

None Dare Call It Genocide
Lew Rockwell on what the US government has done to Iraq.

Technology and Life Itself
Lew Rockwell on how we know how much we need and when we need it.

Rockwell's Next 30 Days
Another blueprint for the Paul administration?

A Ron Paulian Blueprint?
Lew Rockwell's classic 30-day plan for less government.

Conflict or Cooperation?
Lew Rockwell on our choice at home and abroad (video).

The Religion of Force
Lew Rockwell on war without end.

The Fed, the TSA, and Other Gov't Illusions
Lew Rockwell on the state vs. reality.

Socialism or Fascism?
It's the 1930s all over again, says Lew Rockwell. Except for Ron Paul.

From Death Camp to Civilization
Lew Rockwell on China.

Blood on Their Hands
Lew Rockwell on what to do about the non-Ron Pauls in office.

Hooray for the Supreme Court
Well, a little hooray.

Teacher for Liberty
Lew Rockwell remembers Hans F. Sennholz.

Carving You Up
Lew Rockwell on the salivating statesmen.

Two Threats to Liberty
Lew Rockwell on the left and the right.

Three National Treasures
Lew Rockwell on Hazlitt, Hutt, and Rothbard.

Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?
Kenny Johnsson interviews Lew Rockwell for The Liberal Post.

Ron Paul on Peace and Freedom
Lew Rockwell on his foreign policy.

Ron Paul Said It
Lew Rockwell on what desperately needed to be said.

Of Course, the War Is Lost
It was impossible for the government to win, says Lew Rockwell.

Resentment Against Luxury
A tale of condos.

The Buchanan-Rockwell Smack-Off
On presidential power.

Neither Conservative Nor Progressive
Lew Rockwell on the adherents of liberty.

Rockwell on Libertarianism
An interview by Jedrzej Kuskowski.

On Evil Acts
Lew Rockwell on the market, the nature of man, and real security.

Ron Paul on Peace and Freedom
And how to achieve them.

Death by Emergency Plan
Lew Rockwell on the lesson of Enterprise, Alabama.

Today, It Is Our Turn
Lew Rockwell on championing freedom.

Why Republicans Are So Awful
They embrace Hobbes, and reject Locke.

The Left Is Useless
And the Democrats are doomed.

Lessons George Has Taught Us
About the nature of government.

Obedience Is Freedom
Lew Rockwell on the Dear Leader's vision.

The Case for Libertarian Hope
Lew Rockwell says nay to the naysayers.

No Room at the Inn
Lew Rockwell on the economic lessons of Bethlehem.

The Bringers of Social Progress
Lew Rockwell on entrepreneurs.

Socialized Medicine in a Wealthy Country
Lew Rockwell on the awful present but the better future.

'Consumerism' Is Not a Dirty Word
Indeed, the attack on commerce is an attack on civilization, says Lew Rockwell.

You're the Dog
In the Pavlovian state. Article by Lew Rockwell.

The Hope of November 2006
Lew Rockwell on the triumph of ideology.

The Greatest Enemy of the State
Lew Rockwell on Murray N. Rothbard.

War Loses, Again
Lew Rockwell on the elections.

Stringing Up Saddam
Lew Rockwell on tragedy, farce, and worse.

Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom
Lew Rockwell on what we face.

Do Greedy Spinach Merchants Want To Kill You?
Lew Rockwell on the latest propagandistic powergrab.

Big News!
The war failed.

The Fed Vs. Civilization
Lew Rockwell on what government is doing to our money.

The Mask Ripped Off
Lew Rockwell on the political hoax exposed.

The LP's Turkish Delight
Lew Rockwell on the destruction of the Libertarian platform.

Why Are You Worse Off?
Lew Rockwell on your falling real income.

Felony Frowning
Lew Rockwell on TSA security-physiognomy.

Republicans and Communists
Lew Rockwell on the similarities, from The American Conservative.

The Fed, the Feds, and the Locals
Lew Rockwell on local and state pension scandals.

Ideas Are Our Best Weapons
In the struggle for liberty. Lew Rockwell on Human Action.

Immorality, Inc.
Lew Rockwell on the US example in Iraq.

The Real Cause of Blackouts
Lew Rockwell on government monopolies.

The Case for the Barbarous Relic
Lew Rockwell on the gold standard as a promoter of prosperity, civilization, and peace.

Imperial Paper
Lew Rockwell on the Empire of Debt.

Ha, Ha, Senator Stevens
But is he as dumb as he sounds?

Soviet-Style Rule in Iraq
Mises foresaw the US disaster, says Lew Rockwell.

All Hail the Repo Man
Lew Rockwell on the importance of bill collectors.

The Guilt of the Environmentalists
Lew Rockwell on the greens' graveyard.

Two Thousand Five Hundred
Lew Rockwell on that death toll.

Blow the Roof Off
Lew Rockwell on hurricanes and building codes.

The End of Salad Days in Somalia
They're getting a government. Article by Lew Rockwell.

Chaos in Kabul
Lew Rockwell on the other occupation.

The State in the Dock
Lew Rockwell on the trial of Saddam.

Fight the Power
Lew Rockwell on Rothbard's great program for freedom.

All Hail Consumerism
It means human flourishing, says Lew Rockwell.

Market vs. State
Lew Rockwell on the civilization each brings.

Thanks, George
For the monstrous TSA, says Lew Rockwell.

Ouch!
Lew Rockwell on socialized dentistry in Britain.

The Unseen Costs of the State
To rule is to ruin, says Lew Rockwell.

The Gas-Tax Hustle
Lew Rockwell on prices and pols.

The Great Conservative Hoax
Lew Rockwell on the rats leaving Bush's sinking ship.

Putting Opponents on the Hot Seat
Lew Rockwell on Walter Block.

Say It Ain't So, Google
The great search engine reaches for the state to hammer its competition.

Don't Let the Planners Take Over Energy
Look what they did in Iraq.

Those French Riots
Lew Rockwell on employment nonsense.

Are Conservatives Crazy?
Lew Rockwell on the two-brained persuasion.

An Empire Built of Paper
Lew Rockwell on Empire of Debt, by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin.

The State and Its Five Rationales
Lew Rockwell on what we can do about them.

Harry Browne, RIP
Lew Rockwell remembers a great libertarian.

Get Out Now
Lew Rockwell on Iraq and the democratic empire.

What Economics Is Not
And why it is the very pith of civilization.

The Myth of a Math and Science Shortage
Lew Rockwell on more central planning.

More Republican Centralization
This time, over high schools.

The Incredible Stuff Machine
Lew Rockwell on Wal-Mart and its enemies.

Puppet State Brought Down By Price Controls?
Lew Rockwell on Iraqinomics.

The Faith of Entrepreneurs
Lew Rockwell on the "miracle" of the market.

'No Room at the Inn'
Lew Rockwell on the economic lessons of Bethlehem.

Think-Tank Follies
Lew Rockwell on selling ideas.

Celebrate Christmas, or Else!
Lew Rockwell on where the religious right goes wrong.

The Impossibility of Imposed Freedom
Lew Rockwell on Jeffersonian liberty.

Warmongers Who Change Their Minds
Lew Rockwell on second thoughts and moral culpability.

Our Money Madness
Lew Rockwell on what to do about it.

Legalize 'Drunk Driving'
A classic from Lew Rockwell.

Wal-Mart Warms to the State
Lew Rockwell on a big business and the minimum wage.

Conservative Central Planning
Lew Rockwell on tragedy, farce, and hurricanes.

He's Wrong! He's Right!
Lots of comments on Lew Rockwell's antiwar speech. Add your own.

My Speech at the Antiwar Rally
A left-wing antiwar rally.

The State and the Flood
Not Katrina, but government is to blame for the New Orleans horror, says Lew Rockwell.

The Backpack of Liberty
Lew Rockwell on the definition of freedom.

They've Seen the Future
And it works. Lew Rockwell on political pilgrims in Iraq.

The Kelo Calamity
Where is it?

What We Mean By Decentralization
Lew Rockwell on libertarians and the vertical separation of powers.

Regime Libertarians
Lew Rockwell on a bad case of beltway brain.

Indexed Liberty
The guide to Lew Rockwell's book, now online.

Bush the Melting
His lies and disasters are catching up to him, says Lew Rockwell.

Subsidizing Sickness
Lew Rockwell on medicine and the state.

Working Around Leviathan
Lew Rockwell on prosperity vs. the state.

Iraq and Moral Corruption
Lew Rockwell on the occupation.

Cloaking Red State Fascism
Lew Rockwell on conservative euphemisms for state aggression.

Will the Court Set Us Free?
Lew Rockwell on the notion of centralized liberty.

The Glory of War
Lew Rockwell on mass killing and the Republican middle classes.

What Made the Next Depression Worse
Lew Rockwell on the economic state of the union.

The Heart of a Fighter
Lew Rockwell on Ludwig von Mises.

Should We 'Buy American'?
Sure, if we want more poverty and international enmity.

The State Expands…and Weakens
There is reason for hope, says Lew Rockwell.

What the Next Pope Should Do
What Lew Rockwell wrote five years ago.

Still the State's Greatest Living Enemy
Lew Rockwell on Justin Raimondo's classic biography of Murray N. Rothbard.

Which Way for Liberty?
Lew Rockwell on libertarianism, the left, and red-state fascism.

Doomed By Special Rights
Lew Rockwell on anti-discrimination law and the disabled.

The Failed Compromise
Lew Rockwell on the SS privatization fiasco.

Does the US Rule the World?
Lew Rockwell on foreign cruise ships and the ADA.

Defend Academic Freedom
Upon it depends the future of civilization, says Lew Rockwell.

Absorbed By the State
That's the fate of most conservatives and some libertarians.

Radicals for Liberty
And moderates for the state.

Republican Intellectuals
Lew Rockwell on shills, paid and free.

The Future of Republicans
Lew Rockwell on the party of power.

The Tax-Reform Racket
Lew Rockwell on seeing through the policy lies.

The Reality of Red-State Fascism
Lew Rockwell on the most significant socio-political shift in our time.

The Economic Lessons of Bethlehem
Lew Rockwell on commerce and Christmas.

Tyrannus in Titula
And tyrannus in regimine. Article by Lew Rockwell.

The Temporary Things
Lew Rockwell appreciates them.

Save or Else
Lew Rockwell on the scheme called Social Security privatization.

Some Accusations I Get
Lew Rockwell responds.

Read the War Street Journal
If you can stand it, says Lew Rockwell.

The United States: A Hayekian Solution
We need radical decentralization, says Lew Rockwell.

Liberty Yet Lives
Despite the elections, says Lew Rockwell.

In a Crisis, the Market More Than Ever
Pay no attention to the emergency fascists, says Lew Rockwell.

The Myth of a Kerry Calamity
Lew Rockwell on libertarians who endorse Bush.

Misesian for Life
Lew Rockwell on Hans F. Sennholz.

Weapon of Mass Creation
Lew Rockwell on the free market.

The Trouble With the Wall Street Journal
It discredits real capitalism, says Lew Rockwell.

The Left's Favorite President
It's George Bush, says Lew Rockwell.

Security = Despotism
At least as the state defines security, says Lew Rockwell.

In Defense of Flip-Flopping
If you're wrong, staying the course is nuts, says Lew Rockwell.

The Ownership Society
Lew Rockwell on another political scam.

The Oil Presidency
Lew Rockwell on why gasoline costs so much.

What the Government Really Wants
Total power.

The Worst Rise to the Top
Competition improves quality, except in politics.

Terrorists Rule the Roost
Lew Rockwell on the national security state.

A Little Chaff With My Wheat, Please
Lew Rockwell on the trouble with government food regulation.

Business Wants To Kill You
Or so the feds want you to believe, says Lew Rockwell.

The Emigration/Immigration Test
Lew Rockwell on what it tells us about the liberation.

Jobs, Education, Health Care, Who Cares
Lew Rockwell has some advice for Kerry.

Standing Athwart History Yelling 'Kill'
Lew Rockwell on Bill Buckley.

You Were Robbed By Greenspan
Lew Rockwell on your right to deflation.

The Anti-Market Right
Lew Rockwell on Bill Buckley, Irving Kristol, and other enemies of peace and prosperity.

Why They Lie
And get away with it.

Down With the Presidency
If we love freedom, that is.

Hail the Great Leader!
Lew Rockwell on presidency worship.

Five Smooth Stones
Let Iraq have its freedom, and America too.

Which Way the Young?
Lew Rockwell on the libertarian renaissance.

Training Wheels and Fighting Words
Lew Rockwell on conservatives and war.

War and Central Planning
There is a certain similarity, says Lew Rockwell.

War, the God That Failed
Lew Rockwell on presidential events that make Clinton look wholesome.

A Clue About the Torture
Lew Rockwell on the culture of the military base.

Parole Saddam?
Lew Rockwell on peace and reconciliation in Iraq.

Cotton Comeuppance
Lew Rockwell on subsidies and free trade.

A Hero for All of Us
Lew Rockwell remembers O.P. Alford, III.

The Myth of Political Leadership
Trust the market, not the state, says Lew Rockwell.

What Should Freedom Lovers Do?
#1, avoid DC, says Lew Rockwell.

The Madness of President George
Lew Rockwell on our scary chief of state.

A Superpower Defeated
Lew Rockwell on the meaning of the Iraq war, part II.

Just Say Mea Culpa
Time to 'fess up on Iraq, says Lew Rockwell.

Counterterrorism By Government
It's impossible, says Lew Rockwell.

Spain's Sophisticated Voters
¡Viva!

Take Not Insults From Campaigns
They're the only worthwhile part, says Lew Rockwell.

Mismanaging the World
The US government is like a reckless teenage driver, says Lew Rockwell.

Lew's New Book
Reviewed on Amazon.com.

History Repeating, But Faster
Lew Rockwell on Haiti and Iraq.

Art, Faith, and the Marketplace
Lew Rockwell on capitalism and The Passion.

The New Intellectuals
Lew Rockwell on reason to hope.

The Goldwater Movement
Lew Rockwell reviews Rick Perlstein's Before the Storm.

And the Word Was Made Web
Lew Rockwell on the meaning of the internet.

Give You Liberty or Give You Death
Lew Rockwell on pop music and Iraq.

A World Recreated
Forget politics and nationalism: world capitalism is our future, and thank goodness, says Lew Rockwell.

Bandits and Loopholes
Lew Rockwell on the latest DC outrage.

Democrats, We Are Begging You
Return to the days of yesteryear, says Lew Rockwell.

Words in Defense of Liberty
Lew Rockwell on his new book.

Why the State Is Different
The basics from Lew Rockwell.

Bethlehem's Economic Lessons
At the heart of the Christmas story rest important lessons on free enterprise, says Lew Rockwell.

My Early Vote Against Everyone
Lew Rockwell on politics.

The Next US War Target: the Vatican?
Or at least Cardinal Martino.

Illusions of Power
How government deceives us on the path to political control.

Share the Loot?
Not with those Frogs, Krauts, and Russkies.

Why You Should Support the Mises Institute
Lew Rockwell on Austro-libertarianism.

That Cincinnati Beating
Lew Rockwell on the business end of government.

George W. Bush, Protectionist
Lew Rockwell on our Herbert Hooverish prez.

Jobs Are Not Being Shipped Overseas
Lew Rockwell tries to explain.

The US Will Leave Iraq Next Year
It's inevitable, says Lew Rockwell, and thank goodness.

War Guilt
In the war-crimes tribunal of the future, who will be found guilty?

Bush Says: Put Up a Wall
Lew Rockwell on the endorsement of emigration controls.

How States Fall
And liberty triumphs. Audio of Lew Rockwell's speech.

How States Fall
And liberty triumphs.

The Meaning of the Rumsfeld Memo
Lew Rockwell on state "defense."

The National Defense Myth
That a government monopoly can do something right.

Playing the Right Like a Piano
Lew Rockwell on ideological dumb bunnies.

Where Should Arnold Cut?
Anywhere and everywhere, but there's a problem, says Lew Rockwell.

Pons Asinorum
Lew Rockwell on economic myth, politics, and the bridge of asses.

Will the US Privatize Iraq?
Should it?

Confusion and Clarity in Cancun
Lew Rockwell on what the WTO trade follies really mean.

Times Change, Principles Don't
After 9/11, libertarians must never tire of saying: "I told you so."

What Were They Thinking?
Lew Rockwell on the war planners.

Why Be Optimistic?
Many reasons, says Lew Rockwell, including Burt Blumert.

Billions, Trillions, Who Cares?
The military dictatorship in Iraq is spending our money hand over fist, says Lew Rockwell.

The 10 Commandments Question
Judge Moore is partially right, the feds are entirely wrong, says Lew Rockwell.

Against Discouragement
The biggest enemy liberty faces is demoralization, says Lew Rockwell.

New Frontiers in Civil Rights
Lew Rockwell on the Rice doctrine.

The Economics of Hitler
Still beloved of many economists and politicians.

Mercantilism, USA
Lew Rockwell on catfish, textiles, chips, drugs, and making us poorer.

Freedom Summit 2003
Join Ron Paul, Butler Shaffer, and other greats for an October weekend in Phoenix.

The Founding Father – of Iraq?
Is Rumsfeld their Jefferson, or George II their George III?

Protecting Workplace Killers
Thanks, feds.

Let the Mass Looting Begin
Lew Rockwell on bipartisanship.

How To Deal With a Meltdown
Lew Rockwell on Bremer and Iraq.

The Economics of Discrimination
Lew Rockwell on the most insidious form of socialism.

The Head Start Racket
Compassionate (with other people's money) George will make it worse, says Lew Rockwell.

The Two Holidays
Of the regime, and of freedom. Which did you celebrate?

Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve
A video with Ron Paul, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Joseph Salerno, and Lew Rockwell.

The Do-Not-Call Racket
Lew Rockwell on another government trick.

What the Declaration Really Means
And what we are supposed to forget.

Iraq: the Verdict
The feds have made a bloody mess, says Lew Rockwell.

Giving Us Longer Deaths
Lew Rockwell on Bush and Medicare.

War Revisionism!
Not since the aftermath of WWI have we seen such truth-telling.

Reading for Liberty
Lew Rockwell's essential books.

Bad Globalism vs. Good
Lew Rockwell on market and power.

Yea, Deflation!
Lew Rockwell on why falling prices are just what the economic doctor ordered.

Iraq Meltdown
A blog from Lew Rockwell on the Hectors of NR.

Anatomy of the Iraqi State
Rothbard in Baghdad.

Bombs and Dollars
Lew Rockwell explains neo-conservatism.

Protectionism, War, and the South
Lew Rockwell on our neglected free-trade advocates.

War and the Capitalist Press
Lew Rockwell on the Wall Street Journal.

The Inherent Instability of the State
Lew Rockwell on what the military occupation of Iraq teaches us.

A Plan for Iraq
Get out.

The Coming Totalitarianism
Lew Rockwell on GLODO vs. TOPOFF.

Send in the Marines?
Lew Rockwell on militarism, statism, and the right.

Pullout
Today Saudi Arabia, tomorrow the world.

Carving Up the Homeland Security Pie
Lew Rockwell on the corruption called government.

Rule By Force Alone
As the military is discovering, this is impossible.

Discrimination Conundrum
Lew Rockwell on another gift from the state.

Laundering the War
They can't wash out the blood, says Lew Rockwell.

Anarcho-Tyranny in Baghdad
Lew Rockwell on government doing everything but what it claims is its central purpose – protecting life and property.

The Joy of Looting
Lew Rockwell on Iraq.

Wartime Habits of Mind
Lew Rockwell on resisting them.

War and Central Planning
Lew Rockwell on the best-laid plans.

War, Peace, and Our Economic Future
The state gives us recession and war; liberty gives us prosperity and peace, says Lew Rockwell.

Invade Latin America!
Lew Rockwell on a new vista for national greatness.

Rockwell on the Moyers Show
The video.

The Enforcers
Lew Rockwell on the 'National Review' smear.

May History Judge Harshly
An interview with Lew Rockwell.

Boom, Bust, and War
Lew Rockwell on the present age.

Peace and Prosperity
And their enemy, the state.

War vs. the Economy
Lew Rockwell on what you should know.

Hayek and the White House
Lew Rockwell on the Bushian pretense of knowledge.

War on Gougers?
Lew Rockwell on gasoline and the Keynesian masses.

The Empire Is Decaying
Lew Rockwell against the Iraq war (in 1998).

Egalitarian Lawsuits
Lew Rockwell on discrimination litigation.

George W. Keynes
Lew Rockwell on big-government "stimulus."

Intellectual Heroes of Our Time
Lew Rockwell inaugurates a new LRC series with a tribute to Hans Sennholz.

The Violence That Begat Violence
Lew Rockwell on what's happened in the last ten years.

Power Lust
It was on full display last night, says Lew Rockwell.

The Ghost of Keynes
In the long run, it may kill us.

Libertarianism and the Old Right
Lew Rockwell explains how he got here.

Resign!
Lew Rockwell has some advice for the central planners.

Bristling Dixie?
Lew Rockwell on the Klan and the flag.

Some Tax Cut!
Thanks, Republicans.

Of Course It's About Oil
Lew Rockwell on Leninist corporate statists.

The Greenspan-Bush Depression
More federal intervention could make it long indeed, says Lew Rockwell.

DC Leninists
On the economics of imperialism and war.

Is Bush Imperial?
Lew Rockwell vs. the War Street Journal.

The Economic Lessons of Bethlehem
Lew Rockwell on what the Christmas story can teach us about free enterprise and government.

The Purge Trial of Lott
Lew Rockwell on the real history and the real issues.

Can the Market Deliver Letters?
Lew Rockwell on the postal service.

What Lott Might Have Said
A thought experiment in truth-telling.

The Sinful State
Lew Rockwell on how and why it targets bourgeois virtues.

The Tax Reform Racket
And what they're scheming in DC.

Income Tax or Consumption Tax?
Lew Rockwell on the latest trick from the party of Lincoln.

Anything for a Buck
Business is greedy; government is public-spirited, or so we're told.

The Downing of Bellesiles
Lew Rockwell on a great victory for freedom and truth.

The Impossible War
Lew Rockwell on why the state can't win it.

Against Destructionism
Lew Rockwell on the next 20 years of the Mises Institute.

War and Freedom
Lew Rockwell on how the state defines world dominion as liberty.

Give Dueling a Chance
Lew Rockwell on how to conduct a war with economy and justice.

The Wisdom of Robert Lefevre
Lew Rockwell on one of the great teachers of freedom.

Is the Gold Standard History?
Lew Rockwell says no, not if we cherish civilization.

Lay Low the Rich
The attack on our economically most important citizens.

The Meaning of 9/11
Lew Rockwell's tribute to trade.

The New Welfare Bums
Lew Rockwell on disability mania.

The Private Victims of 9/11
Lew Rockwell on the traders and merchants who make civilization possible.

Cheney Wants War
But blessed are the peacemakers.

Sell the Public Libraries
Lew Rockwell wants an end to book socialism.

An Economy on Speed
New money from the Federal Reserve is like the state's happiness drug in Brave New World.

The Reign of Terror II
First Giuliani, now Ashcroft: the state targets businessmen for 'economic crimes.'

Franklin Delano Bush
Lew Rockwell on yet another political smear of capitalism.

Capitalism or Poverty
That's our choice.

The Silence of the Privatizers
Libertarians, time to fess up about the forced stock investments you've pushed.

The Enemies of Capitalism
Are the enemies of mankind.

Blaming Business
For government crime.

Vouchers Are Welfare
Despite the libertarian propaganda.

Now, He Wants an Investigation
Lew Rockwell on WorldCom and the feds.

Conservatives for Kidnapping
Lew Rockwell on the new drive for an ancient evil.

The 'Public Policy' Scam
It's an attack on freedom.

Why Gold?
The rising price is a vote of no-confidence in the government.

Why Bush Dissed the Pope
Reasons of empire, of course.

What Moral Rules Bind the State?
None, unlike those that bind the Catholic Church.

The Sacagawea Flop
Lew Rockwell on the government's latest bust.

What I Learned From Paleoism
A guide for libertarians.

No Fast Track for Bush
For the sake of freedom and free trade.

The Market Saves New York
Lew Rockwell on why the quick recovery.

The Marvel That Is Capitalism
And how war and protectionism threaten it. Speech by Lew Rockwell.

The War on Terrorism Isn't Working
So conservative war-fever gets worse.

The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality
Myles Kantor interviews Lew Rockwell.

The Steel Rip-Off
War and protectionism are evil twins.

The Dread Prospect
Lew Rockwell thanks his lucky stars we have a shadow government.

Opinion Despotism
Lew Rockwell on State-approved dissent.

War For Oil?
Of course, says Lew Rockwell.

The Only Honest Thing
Lew Rockwell on the one secular force we can trust.

Capitalism on the Hot Seat
Lew Rockwell on Enron and the State.

WTO Foments a Trade War
Let's remember who promoted this world-government scheme.

The Darkness Is Lifting
Lew Rockwell on reasons for hope.

Who's the American Taliban?
The left, of course.

Debt Disaster
When consumers and companies should be shedding debt, they're piling it on, thanks to the Fed.

The United Front Against Liberty
Lew Rockwell on why bad guys of every stripe oppose the libertarian ideal.

The Economics of Bethlehem
Lew Rockwell on some lessons of the season.

They're All Wet
Lew Rockwell on neocon "war lessons."

Train Wrecks on Trade and Taxes
Nothing good ever comes out of the Beltway.

Letters to the Editor?
Lew Rockwell responds.

The Principles of LRC
Lew Rockwell lays them out.

Tax Holiday
Let's make it permanent, says Lew Rockwell.

Stimulus Ruckus
Lew Rockwell on the one and only stimulus, less government.

Give Me Your Advice
Should we have a Letters to the Editor column? A note from Lew Rockwell.

When a Pro-Life President Kills
Spare the clone, slaughter the child.

War For Nothing
The neocons are furious that the war might end.

Hurrah for Deflation
If only we actually had it, says Lew Rockwell.

Freedom Reigns in Kabul
Sweet liberty!

Operation Enduring Inflation
It's no more honest or decent than the rest of the war.

Finally, an America Hater
The neocons have been using the accusation to silence criticism of the war. But here, finally, is a real one.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Please send me your nominations for a Roll of Honor, says Lew Rockwell.

Bog
The "war on terrorism," at home and abroad.

The Valor of the Columnists
Lew Rockwell has a suggestion for the keyboard Caesars.

Even Conservatives Need the Anti-War Movement
If they want a little liberty in peacetime, anyway.

War and Peace
Lew Rockwell is interviewed by Gorka Erostarbe of the Basque daily, Euskaldunon Egunkaria.

The Bumblers
As in every other known instance, the government is making things worse.

Does the LP Support THIS War?
Lew Rockwell deconstructs the weasel words.

What We Know
And when we know it. Lew Rockwell on bad Nobel prizes in economics.

The Skies Darken
As the feds make their recession even worse.

An Interview With Lew Rockwell
On the Mises Institute, libertarianism, and the State. Conducted by Marina Galisova of the Slovak monthly OS.

Memo to Terrorists of the World
A chilling classic from Lew Rockwell, December 1999.

Fed Attack
Alan Greenspan is wrecking the economy.

Speak Out
Especially now.

Revolt of the Misesians
Lew Rockwell on US tax imperialism in Guatemala.

Killing the Stock Market
Lew Rockwell on the State's latest attack on commerce.

The DC Horror Show
The State's response to terrorism: grab our money and our freedom.

Attack on Trade
What the destruction of the World Trade Center means.

Let Them Merge
Lew Rockwell tells the State to keep its sticky fingers off the HP-Compaq merger.

Why Hate CEOs?
The attacks on their pay are driven by socialism and envy, if that's not a tautology.

The Education Tax Racket
Why the bureaucrats really hate homeschoolers.

The Power Behind Kyoto
The State's favored big businesses.

Bug vs. Man
Enviromentalists stand with the mosquito; we must stand with the bitten human race.

Bushian Civil Rights
W. plans to expand his father's monstrous ADA, which hurts the disabled, and cripples our liberties.

The New Communists
Lew Rockwell on what they have in store for us, and what we can do about it.

FBI Meltdown
And why we shouldn't be sad. Article by Lew Rockwell.

Blame the Federal Reserve
For the dot com disaster. But the internet still thrives.

US Hypocrisy
Surprise! The US wants for itself what it denies to other countries.

Too Much Presidential Power
Even a relatively decent guy, once in this office, thinks nothing of murdering foreigners.

Down With Junkets!
Put government partygoers online.

Collectivist Contraception
Something else to thank the State for.

Communism From the Rich
Lew Rockwell on Santa Monica socialism.

Terrorists in Green
Lew Rockwell on environmentalist evil, a tautology if he's ever heard one.

Off With Their Heads
It's always the State's attitude to people who resist.

The Energy Fiasco
W., get the government's sticky fingers out of energy if you want us to have any.

Another Dangerous Racket
The government's missile-shield scam.

Drug War Death Toll
Stop this war too, says Lew Rockwell.

The Klan and the Flag
Hard as it is to accept, maybe they have permanently tainted it, says Lew Rockwell. Maybe we do have to junk this symbol of hate.

Mississippi Voting
How sweet it was!

Bastiat Was Right
Lew Rockwell on the iron link between free trade and peace.

An Apology to China Is Long Overdue
That is the practical solution, says Lew Rockwell. It is also the right thing.

China Is Right
And the US government is wrong.

The Prospects for Liberty
Lew Rockwell on our chances.

'Gladiator' and US Foreign Policy
Let Bush be Gracchus, says Lew Rockwell.

The Thrill Is Gone
And Alan Greenspan, the villain of the boom and bust, is making everything worse.

Blame the Fed
How the Federal Reserve caused the boom and bust.

The Transformation of Public Opinion
We live in times that are both despotic and revolutionary, says Lew Rockwell, in a Mises Institute speech.

The Phone Booth
"So there's this site called Lewrockwell.com. Never heard of it? Yeah, well, you're not alone," says Jonah Goldberg of National Review.

Bush's Political Philosophy
The notion of State-fulfilled "need" is incompatible with liberty, says Lew Rockwell.

Fed in a Bind
What will the great god Greenspan do now?

Why Did Bush Bomb?
Do all presidents automatically become murderers?

The Super-Rich Love a Tax
The real reasons Warren Buffet et al. want inheritance taxes.

The Politics of Evil
Lew Rockwell on organized aggression against person and property, and those who commit it.

The Truth About Recessions
Lew Rockwell's primer on the business cycle.

Waging War on the Taxpayer
That's the real role of the military-industrial complex.

Lights Out
Thanks, environmentalists. Now why don't you go live in the dark and leave us alone?

Bush's Disastrous Education Plan
More federal spending, more federal control.

What Causes Recessions?
Lew Rockwell on what probably lies ahead, what to do about it, and why the media are all wet.

Put a Cork in It, Clinton
Now he's taking credit for the web.

So Much for Diversity
Lew Rockwell on leftists, labor unions, and the State.

Race Attack on Microsoft
The company is, evilly and laughably, accused of having a "plantation mentality."

The Dangers of Anti-Sprawlism
Clinton started it, and now Christie Whitman promises more of this anti-suburban totalitarianism.

The Free Market Means Civilization
If we care about poor foreign countries – and keeping the US from joining them – that is the first thing to keep in mind, says Lew Rockwell.

It's Easy To Hate the Press
And also appropriate, says Lew Rockwell.

Realignment in American Politics
Lew Rockwell on why the last month should make us optimistic.

The War Against Christmas
Now the government wants us to turn off our holiday lights.

The Paleo Question
The paleo movement, we're told, is dead because of the Buchanan debacle. Is it? Or has it only just begun?

Cashing-In on Government
Lew Rockwell on the latest battle in the war between the taxpayers and the tax-eaters.

Another Presidential Survey?!
As usual, even when "conservatives" compile it, the mass murderers and central planners get the highest marks.

School Vouchers, RIP
Why the downing of this phony reform is good news, and what real reform would look like.

Subsidizing Sickness
Lew Rockwell on medicine and the state.

Don't Settle This!
Lew Rockwell enjoys the political circus.

Legalize Drunk Driving
What's in your blood is none of the government's business. Only harm to person or property should be punished.

Why Buchanan Failed
Lew Rockwell gets an earful from conservative docs.

The American Libertarian Instinct
We are a people conceived in liberty, and the lying politicos know it.

In Praise of Failure
There is a reason that capitalism is not just the profit system, but the profit and loss system.

The War on Vitamin Companies
The feds target helpful foreign firms for destruction through the evil of antitrust.

Internal Combustion
The heroic gas tax-revolt has politicians trembling in their limos.

How To Protest the Wal-Mart Outrage
The giant chain banned BBQ sauce because the producer is pro-Confederate. Join the growing opposition to this dangerous precedent.

'The Irrepressible Rothbard'
Click here if you'd like an autographed copy of Lew Rockwell's funny and important collection of hot Rothbard.

Marketing Evil?
When Gore, Lieberman, the FTC, and Lynne Cheney are for something, it must be bad.

Second-Rate State
Great news! Even the most prestigious parts of the state can't recruit smart kids anymore, and they're losing the smart adults.

Bush's 'Gaffe'
Lew Rockwell on Bush's overheard remark about the press. Go, W., go!

Martyrs of the 20th Century
Christians, particularly Catholics, were the main victims of state violence in the 20th century. Article by Lew Rockwell.

Clinton's Forest Disaster
Tree socialism and our president.

Feds to Forest:
"Burn, baby, burn."

Time for Trade With Iraq
And time to stop the US government's murder of the innocent, says Lew Rockwell.

Clinton Stumbles
He made a big mistake when the vetoed the Republicans' marriage tax cut, says Lew Rockwell.

My Vice: Hating the Environment
I am a sinner but unrepentant, says Lew Rockwell. You see, I don't practice environmentalism, and I don't believe in it.

No More Going Postal
The government announces, ta-dah, that it will give us email addresses. But it is only the last gasp of a dying bureaucracy.

Down With the Convention!
Lew Rockwell on the sappy and evil gathering in Philadelphia.

Dreading Republican Rule
Cheney, Waco, and political corruption.

Rothbard Vindicated!
Justin Raimondo's new biography, Enemy of the State, celebrates a great man and the body of ideas he championed. It also – what fun! – refutes his critics, from Buckley to Rand.

The Coming Voucher Failure
In California, they're trying to subsidize a private industry with tax dollars again.

Independence, American-Style
The State fears "The Patriot," and any other focus on the American Revolution.

Catholics, Iraq, and Just War
Unless the moral law is obeyed, war is only mass murder.

Beating Criminals, Burning Innocents
According to the feds, local cops are dangerous, and the national police are our friends.

Clinton's Crazy Oil Plan
The creep-in-chief has lost none of his central-planning attitude.

Capitalist Revolt in France!
Even here, the state is in decline.

Invade Vanuatu!
And all the other tax havens, says the mouthpiece of the feds.

Don't Tread on Us
The real meaning of the Declaration of Independence.

Lone Star of Liberty
The Texas Republican platform is denounced by the New York Times, and no wonder.

Government's Genetic Failure
As usual, Clinton lied and tried to take credit, for himself and the state.

Waco and the Corruption of Liberalism
The word liberal really belongs to us.

Web Privacy vs. and the State
How to think about web privacy, private property, and the government's claims and scams.

The Ghoul in Your Tank
The feds want higher gasoline prices, and they're responsible for them.

Abolish Flag Day
It's a time for state worship.

Death Tax Repeal a Hoax
You didn't trust the Congressional Republicans, did you?

Why Professors Hate the Market
The anti-capitalism of college professors is legendary.

Twisted Economic Logic
Don't believe the Fed or the media.

The Trotskyite Line on Microsoft
You can't tell the commies from Joel Klein.

True Republicans Don't Love the Bomb
Nuclear war is the ultimate big government program.

The Attack on SUVs
It's been building for some time now, the left-puritan hatred of the Sport Utility Vehicle.

How a State Collapses
The spectacular meltdown of the SLA in Lebanon is yet more proof of the fragility of even a heavily armed government power.

Marron, Bartley, and Feldstein
Deceptions of the Social Security privatizers.

The Neocons on China
The Weekly Standard is nostalgic for the Cold War, and hopes to start one against China.

Don't Believe Them
Never accept the government's tales about war.

Genesis of the Civil War
It was about collecting huge taxes from the South, not slavery.

Church and State
The mourning for Cardinal O'Connor teaches some important lessons about government and religion.

Organize This!
Clinton wants to take over homeschooling, because it's showing up the government, but he's too late.

Rockwell's Anti-Environmentalist Manifesto
A classic refutation of all the eco-baloney

Ground the Military
Not just the flying boondoggle Osprey.

What the Next Pope Should Do
First, hobble the bishops. Second, forget Vatican II. Third, amnesty the trads.

Go Gates!
Despite what romantic conservatives like Russell Kirk say, or Chicago economists like Milton Friedman, antitrust law is entirely illegitimate.

The Auction Begins
H.L. Mencken once observed that elections are advance auctions of stolen goods. He should have seen 2000.

Cubans, Americans, and Secession
The case of Elián Gonzálas has emerged as a test case in civil disobedience and even political separation.

Seeking Con-Census
Clinton has got a Faustian bargain for you: spill your guts to big brother and millions will come your way.

The Census and Despotism
What are we to make of the census? First, remember that such information is the foundational infrastructure of the would-be total state.

Gas and Government
The government could, by stopping its criminal meddling, drastically drop the price of gasoline. But neither Republicans nor Democrats want anything like that.

Wealth Destruction 2000
One thing to notice about new communications technologies: they permit government officials to destroy tens of billions in wealth in minutes, when it used to take years.

Civil Rights and Foreign Policy
Over the years, civil rights has become America's peculiar socialism – an arbitrary and despotic rule over every business, neighborhood, school, and organization in the country. Now it's been extended to foreign policy.

Antitrust Meets Women's Rights
The women's shoe industry is under attack.

What is Evil?
The Christians, or McCain?

Remembering Joey
Remarks at the JoAnn B. Rothbard memorial service.

Sabotage!
The vast left-wing conspiracy was out in full force on Tuesday.

New York Times vs. the World
A magazine is scorched for telling a little truth about McCain.

Down With the Presidency
It must be destroyed.

Influence for Liberty
A short history of the Rothbard-Rockwell Report, from the final issue.

Why Did Forbes Fail?
He began with a muddled message and reinvented himself one too many times.

Mises and Liberty
"Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it."

Are We All Historians of Decline?
Yes, decline of the state.

Medical Control, Medical Corruption
State control, and therefore corruption, of medical care began long before Medicare, thanks to the AMA.

Peace and Freedom
That is the real right-wing cause, says Lew Rockwell.

Mises Right on WTO
The Mises Institute fought Nafta and the WTO. Here's Lew Rockwell's private memo on the Seattle follies.

St. Joseph No Proletarian
A message from Lew Rockwell.

The Just-War Theory

The Millennium's Great Idea (11/20/99)
Capitalism.

The Joy of JoAnn (11/18/99)

Bombs Without Borders (10/18/99)
Cheering the defeat of Clinton and the interventionists.

Hurricane Economics (9/23/99)
Statists think disaster is good for you.

War Against Yugoslavia (4/15/99)
Clinton gave three reasons for his military intervention in the heart of Europe. A quick look shows them to be models of the state disinformation we've come to expect in wartime.

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