“Experts” Don’t Know How Ignorant They Are
The central philosophy of progressivism is that we should be governed by so-called experts. What happens, however, when the “experts” are just plain wrong?
Interventionism
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America Hurts Farmers and Discounts China’s Soy Imports while Providing a Crutch for Argentina
Once again, the Trump administration’s “dealmaking” on international trade has blown up, this time pulling the rug from under US soybean farmers. This isn’t the first trade policy fiasco, nor will it be the last.
America Hurts Farmers and Discounts China’s Soy Imports while Providing a Crutch for Argentina
Once again, the Trump administration’s “dealmaking” on international trade has blown up, this time pulling the rug from under US soybean farmers. This isn’t the first trade policy fiasco, nor will it be the last.
Iran’s Economy Isn’t Failing; It’s a Plunder Machine
The people of Iran suffer not only from authoritarian rule, but they also are victims of an economy in which the authoritarian rulers engage in central economic planning that is destroying the economy. It’s an economy based upon plunder, not production.
Steps in the Right Deerection
This week, Dr. David Gordon reviews Ivan Eland's A Balance of Titans. While admiring Eland’s call for less intervention, Dr. Gordon asks why the US needs to intervene militarily overseas at all.
Economic Interventionism and Detachment from Reality
Reality cannot be transformed by mere decrees that take issue with the conditions of the world. Removing these distortionary hurdles is necessary for economic prosperity.
Interventionist Non-Interventionism
While libertarians, and many conservatives, often rightly discuss problems of government intervention, there is a counterintuitive category where the government simultaneously monopolizes, taxes, and refuses to provide promised services.
Democrats and Republicans Unite to Misuse Taxpayer Funds on Intercity Bus Subsidies
Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on anything. They have both agreed to continue foolish and counterproductive subsidies for buses and other forms of inter-city public transportation.
Federal Land Ownership Hampers Native Prosperity
American Indian reservations have some of the worst poverty rates in the nation, which increases calls for even more federal government intervention. However, it is the intervention itself that is creating the poverty in the first place.
The Great Delisting: Home Sellers Scoff at Peasant Prices
In case you haven‘t noticed, housing prices are not rising like they did a short time ago, thanks to higher interest rates. Bringing down those rates, however, will increase inflation and make housing less affordable.
