The Berlin Wall
In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I reflect on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the invisible bureaucratic walls that increasingly surround modern Western life.
Articles by Jayant Bhandari
Canada’s 10/14
In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I examine Canada’s reaction to the October 2014 attacks and how fear, security hysteria, and foreign intervention expand the power of the state.
Belief, Fear, and Americanism
In this essay for The Dollar Vigilante, I examine Americanism as a modern belief system rooted in hysteria, foreign intervention, media propaganda, and the refusal to reason.
Hong Kong: Democracy and Liberties
In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I examine the Hong Kong protests and the dangerous confusion between democracy, liberty, and freedom of speech.
Bringing the World under Its Domination?
In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I examine fears about Islam, anti-Muslim hysteria, Western irrationality, and the loss of critical examination in public life.
Escaping the U.S. Financial Net
In this article for International Man, I examine FATCA, US-controlled payment networks, China UnionPay, and the need to diversify financial exposure outside American political control.
Values of Successful Societies
In this Capitalism & Morality 2014 presentation, I discuss the values that allow societies to become successful, dynamic, and civilized.
Mainstream Media as Junk Food
In this International Man interview with Nick Giambruno, I discuss mainstream media, international diversification, political risk, travel, and alternatives to formal education.
Jay Stuart Snelson’s Ideas
In this Mises Canada article, I discuss Jay Stuart Snelson’s Human Action Principles, Jack Pugsley, V-50, reason, liberty, and volitional science.
Are Poor People Happier?
In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I examine the romantic idea that poor people are happier or more spiritual, and why poverty should not be sentimentalized.