The Banter Long Read: I've said for years that libertarians are the perfect intersection of arrogance and ignorance. They will smugly declare that the free market can handle everything and that anyone who disagrees is simply too stupid to understand the sheer brilliance of Ayn ...read more

The conceit of libertarian philosophy is that the free market is the key to prosperity. History is very clear on this point, however... To continue reading this article, please go here. A Banter Membership gets you access to the magazine and all our Members Only content. Your ...read more

One of the conceits behind Trump's presidency is that he'll do away with all those pesky regulations that are keeping Corporate America shackled and unleash "innovation" leading to "jobs" and this will "make America great again".... To continue reading this article, please go ...read more