Rent Control Makes for Good Politics and Bad Economics
Politicians see that rent control is an easy way to buy some votes from many voters. Sadly, the policy only ends up hurting renters in the long run.
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The Economist’s Duty
A 4-part condensation of chapters from Human Action dealing with various forms of government interference with the free market.
Week in Review: April 8, 2017
After months of calling for more trade wars and drug wars, the Trump administration now wants a full-blown war in Syria.
Marx’s Theory of Stages: The Withering Away of the State Under Socialism
Ralph Raico looks at Karl Marx's stages of socialism and finds them wanting.
A Libertarian Student’s Plea
Ralph Raico penned this anti-war article when a university student. It remains relevant today.
Two Common Objections to Unilateral Free Trade
Free trade is not an obstacle to either economic prosperity or military defense.
If You Don’t Like Immigration, You Should Love Free Trade
The more immigration is restricted, the more important and essential free trade becomes.
A Conversation with Joe Salerno: Mises on Nationalism and Immigration
Jeff Deist and Joe Salerno discuss Mises's writings on nationalism and immigration.
Trump’s Economics
Trump seems to be stuck in the 1980s when it comes to his obsession with sticking it to our "competitors" in Asia.
April 1917: Woodrow Wilson Calls for War
100 years ago this week, Woodrow Wilson sought a declaration of war in order "to end all wars."
