As coercive monopolies that spend other people's money taken by force, governments are uniquely unqualified to solve problems. They are riddled by ignorance, perverse incentives, incompetence and are self-serving.

No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.

What happened under communism - and increasingly, is happening in America, as Joseph Sobran put it: 'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.'

Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.

People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.