QE2 and Egypt
Higher food prices set off the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and the mass protests in countries like Algeria, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, and Iran.
Interventionism
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The Healthcare Herring
Announcing that 50 million Americans are uninsured means nothing. It could be our government’s involvement that has led to the current situation.
The Education Bubble Is Fuel for Revolt
Tunisia and Egypt have a massive youth-unemployment problem. Unsurprisingly, they also have a system of "free" college education.
Merger Monday and the Destruction of Wealth
Firms have lots of cash on their balance sheet and it's not earning anything. What to do? Buy the competition.
How Capitalists Help Build Socialism
Socialism has simmered down to the advocacy of strong government, with this proviso: that that government is best which is run by socialists. Too many capitalists have made their peace with this system.
How Thomas Edison Succeeded
The trouble lies in the fact that people do not have an object — one thing to which they stick, letting all else go. Success is the product of the severest kind of mental and physical application.
Our Interests and Their Interests
Mises's notable theory of classes has been curiously neglected. By bringing it back into prominence, we have to abandon the cozy view that all of us, we and our privileged rulers alike, are in a continuing harmony of interest.
Blinder Understates the Cost of a Carbon Tax
Alan Blinder listed numerous alleged benefits of a phased-in carbon tax. Out of his entire column, he devoted a single sentence to the possible downside of his plan when he wrote, "No one likes to pay higher taxes."
Raw Capitalism in the Restaurant World
The beauty of the kitchen is that credentials or degrees don't matter. If there is such a thing as dog-eat-dog capitalism, this must be it — with customers holding the leash.
Are “Sticky Wages” a Market Failure?
Is it really such a stretch to suppose that when the US government (and Federal Reserve) brings the economy closer to outright socialism — as with Hoover, FDR, Bush, Obama, and Bernanke — that those very interventions hamper the economy?
