The Fundamental Difference between Fairs and Markets
[Excerpted from chapter 4 in part 1 of the The Turgot Collection
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A Primer on the Never-Ending Bust
In the standard Austrian theory of the business cycle, the question is not "How do we get out of a recession?" Rather, the question is "How do we avoid the boom?" According to the Mises-Hayek theory, the preceding boom makes the corrective bust <i>inevitable</i>.
Up with Vietnamese Catfish
Here is an archetype of disgusting protectionism — benefiting special interests, pillaging consumers, and impoverishing foreigners.
The IMF and Moral Hazard
The underpricing of risk led Icelandic banks to take on liabilities denominated in foreign currency.
The Political Doctrine of Statism
There is always some great excuse for the trashing of the human freedom that built civilization as we know it. If the state cannot find one, it is glad to invent one. A population that is ideologically gullible or afraid for its security will permit government to run roughshod over rights and liberties.
David Frum’s Cognitive Dissonance
David Frum recently accused modern Hayekians of not having a policy response to the recent economic crisis.
What Is Money?
A man would die of hunger who, having decided that money is real wealth, should carry out the idea to the end, writes Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850).
Out of Business
The last few years as an executive in a manufacturing company gave me a frighteningly close look at the inner workings of regulators in our government. Maybe I'm just naïve, but what I discovered was shocking. They are not "creating jobs" or "improving the economy" — precisely the opposite.
The Police State Is Personal
Previously untouchable aspects of life are subjected to dictate. Even travel, formerly a right, is now a privilege granted by government agents at their whim.
The World According to de Jasay
In any given context, the state is either unnecessary or impossible.
