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The Collapsing Universities—and What We Can Do About It

It is sad that the contemporary American university has sunk so low from the heights of medieval Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Salamanca. Fortunately, private alternatives are still available.

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Human Diversity and Individual Instruction

Blog09/05/2020

One of the worst injustices committed by states is the prevention of parental teaching of their own children. Parental instruction conforms to the ideal arrangement. It is, after all, individualized instruction.

How Capitalists Serve the Public Interest

Blog09/05/2020

Many view "the rich" as people sitting on sacks of money doing nothing with it. The truth is capitalists use capital to produce goods and services which benefit the public.

Why Entrepreneurs—Unlike Politicians—Seek to Truly Serve the Public

Blog09/04/2020

An entrepreneur earns profit by serving the consumers, the people, as they are and not as they should be according to the fancies of some grumbler or potential dictator.

Rothbard and Double Restitution

Blog09/04/2020

Economists who have written on punishment find Rothbard's “double restitution” idea puzzling, because they think about it only in terms of economic efficiency. But Rothbard's theory is based on a moral principle.

Is Kamala Harris a 21st-Century Woodrow Wilson?

Blog09/04/2020

The original American progressive movement was split into two groups: the corporatists and the socialists. Woodrow Wilson was able to work with both. In Kamala Harris, he may have an heir.

The Fed's Latest Lie: It Can Make Everything Go Back to Normal

Blog09/03/2020

The mother of all monetary stimuli could turn out to be worse than a dud—a catalyst to a slide into further recession just as the supply shock of pandemic recedes.

The Failures of Federal Race-Based Paternalism

Blog09/03/2020

While the Left believes itself to be the friend of the downtrodden, the fact is that the Left supports policies that hinder countless Americans of all backgrounds in attaining economic success for themselves and their families. 

Monetary and Fiscal Sorcery Make Home Price Magic

Blog09/03/2020

Just how is this magic created? The spurring of demand in the midst of a covid-created depression. The wizards at the Fed and Treasury have created an intoxicating frothy brew for stock and home buyers alike.

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07/18/2021Auburn, Alabama

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