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The Myth of Infrastructure Spending

Blog06/13/2017Ryan McMaken

Almost everyone agrees that infrastructure spending is always a slam dunk for the economy. Unfortunately, they're often wrong.

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Is it Junk or Is it Art?

SubjectivismValue and Exchange

Blog09/21/2016Ryan McMaken

The value of objects can change without any physical change to the object at all. I need only tell you that some junk you see is really art.

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The "Lucas Critique" Is Misesian at its Core

Philosophy and MethodologyPraxeologySubjectivism

Blog08/30/2016Karl-Friedrich Israel

Like Mises, economist Robert Lucas understood that realities of human action make it impossible to treat economics as if it were a physical science.

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What Pokémon Go Teaches Us About Capitalism

The EntrepreneurMedia and CultureSubjectivism

Blog08/01/2016Mark Tovey

Pokémon Go contains many elements of capitalism, even those which its critics most revile.

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Was Mises a Cynic?

Philosophy and MethodologySubjectivismValue and Exchange

Blog07/05/2016Paweł Nowakowski

Mises maintained that humans act out of self interest. But that doesn't mean others can't benefit from those actions, regardless of intent.

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USDA: People Make the Choice to Eat Unhealthy Food

U.S. EconomyCalculation and KnowledgeSubjectivism

Blog06/13/2016Ryan McMaken

Evidence continues to pile up against the claim that low-incomes cause obesity thanks to insufficient access to grocery stores.

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Everyone Wants Profits — Including "Non-Profit" Groups

The EntrepreneurPraxeologySubjectivismValue and Exchange

Blog06/05/2016Jonathan Newman

Every human action is undertaken in the hope of gaining at least some psychic profit. Profit need not be measured in dollars.

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Economics, Entrepreneurship and the NFL Draft

EntrepreneurshipSubjectivism

Blog04/28/2016Tho Bishop

Whether it be the owner, the general manager, or the head coach, whomever has the final say on draft day is making a judgment in the face of uncertainty that they hope will benefit their organization.

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Only the Private Sector Can Determine the "Correct" Number of Immigrants

The EntrepreneurPolitical TheorySubjectivismValue and Exchange

Blog03/31/2016Ryan McMaken

Subsidies, government quotas, and regulations of workers won't make us richer or better off. Only private owners and entrepreneurs can determine the best way to use labor (and capital).