Politics
As the official government in Haiti loses control, many are calling it a failed state. Crises like this are often evoked to discredit libertarians....
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Bob looks at the misconceptions and misuses of GDP accounting, explaining why this widely accepted metric often paints a misleading picture of economic health.
Americans and Cubans have been deprived of trade and travel. Who benefits?
Since the end of the 19th Century, much of US history has been marred by meddling in the affairs of other nations. From William...
As the official government in Haiti loses control, many are calling it a failed state. Crises like this are often evoked to discredit libertarians....
In reviewing Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya point out the book’s many fallacies and the lack of a...
When the government wants to make something more affordable, that usually means new subsidies, laws, and regulations that drive up the real price. Higher...
While Vivek Ramaswamy was unsuccessful in his Republican presidential primary bid, at least he helped to demystify the Federal Reserve. This is not the...
Carl Menger is best known for his vital role in creating the marginal revolution of 1871. However, Menger’s insights ranged well beyond value theory,...
Being able to ladle out millions (or billions) in taxpayer dollars to the moneyed classes was always the pipe dream of Alexander Hamilton (and...
California’s draconian fast-food minimum wage law is bad enough, but it turns out a company can avoid the trouble if it has ties to...
Contrary to popular opinion, bank capital is not a reserve to cover potential losses. In fact, even the ill-fated Silicon Valley Bank had adequate...
While the ruling elites decry populism, what they don’t say is that populism has arisen precisely because the ruling classes have done everything they...