I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.

Government has no wealth of its own. Before it gives anything to anyone, it must take from those who produced it.

Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others.

People vastly overestimate the ability of central planners to improve on the independent action of diverse individuals. What I've learned watching regulators is that they almost always make things worse. If regulators did nothing, the self-correcting mechanisms of the market would mitigate most problems with more finesse. And less cost.

Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams while taking responsibility for their actions.

I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.