How involved should the government be in American healthcare? Ronald Hamowy argues that to answer this pressing question, we must understand the genesis of the five main federal agencies charged with responsibility for our health: the Public Health Service, the Food and Drug Administration, the...

The protections afforded each American from arbitrary govern- ment action are nowhere more attenuated than in the case of en- forcement of the tax laws. Of all federal government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service IIRS) is permitted the greatest latitude in its relations with citizens, to...

From the $700 billion bailout of the banking industry to president Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package to the highly controversial passage of federal health-care reform, conservatives and concerned citizens alike have grown increasingly fearful of big government. Enter Nobel...