Inflation, Shortages, and Social Democracy in Venezuela
Venezuela illustrates Mises’s argument that economic intervention, if unchecked, leads to socialism.
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Argentina’s Politicians Should Read Mises
A few days after the victory of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Argentina the government imposed foreign exchange controls.
General Electric’s Crony Capitalism
The Obama administration inserted language into the 2012 fiscal cliff bill that enabled GE to avoid paying much federal income tax.
The Economics of ObamaCare
The snags with healthcare.gov are merely a sideshow; the true problems with ObamaCare run much deeper than a malfunctioning website.
Monsanto’s Friends in High Places
The government’s relationship with Monsanto is a prime example of crony capitalism.
Keynes’s Ghost Continues To Haunt Economics
The Keynesian promise of prosperity springing from massive government spending is attractive to politicians, economists, and public intellectuals.
How the World Was Made Safe for Crony Capitalism
The state rarely misses an opportunity to use crisis to its advantage and crony capitalism has become one of the largest benefactors of government fixes.
Inflation Has Not Cured Iceland’s Economic Woes
By late 2010, inflation-adjusted income in Iceland was down over 35 percent. Inflating one’s currency may give the appearance of recovery, but the truth is somewhat less rosy.
The New York Times Got Libertarianism Wrong, Yet Again
Why write an article on a subject you know nothing about? This is a question Amia Srinivasan might usefully have asked herself.
Robert Shiller’s Egalitarian, Regulated, and Subsidized “Good Society”
The good society is an egalitarian one, says Shiller, and finance should not be at odds with this goal.
