Calculation and Knowledge

It was once an economic powerhouse, feared by the U.S., but Keynesian-style macroeconomic planning led to its undoing. William Anderson explains how and why it happened.

Contrary to mainstream theory, mathematics is not a fruitful means by which to understand real-world human action, writes Gene Callahan.

These agencies were established to intervene in the rights and liberties of Americans. A good cabinet, writes Bill Anderson, would work itself out of existence.

The WTO must, of course, be opposed with vigor, writes Ilana Mercer, "but not for the reasons the violent protesters trot out."

The dot-com shakeup reminds us that both profit and loss have social and economic merit and should be allowed to take their market-driven course, says Lew Rockwell.

Human action really is different from the physical sciences, says Gene Callahan. Collecting data and testing results doesn't tell you want you want to know.

Some economists say measuring inflation is as easy as checking a thermometer. Gene Callahan debunks this view.

Robert Murphy unmasks another absurd assumption in a counterintuitive conclusion of mainstream economics.

Frank Knight complicates things in interesting ways. He first argues for a free economy in a way that Austrians can only applaud. 

Are American workers becoming more productive? The data used to measure productivity are unreliable.