Interventionism

The Loyola economics club hosted a debate between economics professor Walter Block and law professor Bill Quigley on the minimum wage. The debate was held on 2/24/15.

In my recent article on net neutrality, I explained that more FCC control of the internet merely invites more control from powerful interest groups. Now, we know more about which interest groups are presently exercising power since, as The Daily Caller notes, the FCC regs favorably cite the anti-free-market left-wing Soros-funded group "Free Press" 62 times. 

There’s an interesting story in the news

Many have tried to create a division between “political freedom” and “economic freedom.” But all freedoms ultimately depend

A new deal with the International Monetary Fund is in the books for Ukraine. 

Politicians are telling us that we need the government to ensure "neutrality" in how broadband resources are allocated. However, not only is neutrality in allocation impossible, the effort to do so only hands more power over to the politicians while rendering consumers powerless.

Many have tried to create a division between "political freedom" and "economic freedom." But all freedoms ultimately depend on economic freedom, and our view of economic exchange dictates our view of politics.

In this interview, Mark Thornton talks to host Scott Horton about how we are much better off without the fed,

Government likes to put out lots of data showing things like income and employment for huge numbers of people.