Communism and the Ironic Value of Property in Italian Neo-Realist Cinema
This paper will explore in depth the issues raised in La Terra Trema (“The Earth Trembles,” 1948).
Production Theory
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The Territorial Assumption: Rationale for Conquest
The classic definition of the State involves two elements: a coercive monopolization of defense services over a given geographic area, and the impo
The Problem with Right-to-Work Laws
Right-to-work laws substitute one government mandate for another, writes Logan Albright. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.
Economics of Science and Technology
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
Economics of Tariffs and Smuggling
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
Why Faster Is Often Better, But Not Always
Booms and busts are brewing in the real economy, but computers that can quickly solve math problems won't tell you much about how business cycles work.
Industrial Policy Is Still a Loser
Stiglitz wants to revitalize industrial policy through greater government intervention to favor certain technologies over others, writes Stewart Dompe and Adam C. Smith.
When Steelers Steal
In a free economy, firms threatened with competition often respond by searching for ways to increase efficiencies and improving on economies of scale and scope.
Even the Feds Admit Minimum Wages Cause Unemployment
There is a little-known loophole in federal law that allows for people with disabilities to be employed at wage rates below the minimum wage. Why the exemption? It’s an effort to lessen unemployment among the disabled, and a tacit admission in federal law that minimum wages cause unemployment.
How Smugglers Made America
Smuggling has often played a pivotal role in important events and episodes in American history, writes Mark Thornton.
