Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy

The Growing Burden Of Old-Age Dependency Many countries around the world are facing a rapidly rising old-age dependency ratio, according to projections published in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2024. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, this indicator measures the number of people aged 65 and older relative to the working-age population (between 15 and 64 years old). South Korea is expected to experience a particularly steep increase, with the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age adults projected to jump from 31.2 in 2026 to 75.6 by 2050. You will find more...

US Secretly Repositions Bulk Of Stealth Cruise Missiles For Iran War President Trump has set a Tuesday evening deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran facing severe consequences if it refuses. Trump’s messaging suggests the next phase of the conflict could shift toward strikes on power plants, bridges, and other critical infrastructure nationwide. New reporting from Bloomberg suggests that the Department of War shifted a large share of its JASSM-ERs, formerly the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range, a long-range, conventional, air-launched stealth cruise missile fired from...

Today, March 2, would have been Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday. Rothbard’s intellectual heir, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, has published on his Property and Freedom Society Web sit a tribute to his mentor that includes twenty new essays and much more. Hans is widely regarded all over the world as Rothbard’s most important intellectual heir and his closest […] The post Rothbard at 100 appeared first on LewRockwell.