Trump’s Maoist Steel Obsession
The wealth of nations is not measured in steel, or in the number of people who make it domestically.
Value and Exchange
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Las Vegas: An Austrian View of Land Prices
Is buying land a good idea? It's a lot more complicated than simply declaring "buy land, they aren't making it anymore."
We Don’t Need to Create Jobs — We Need to Create Value
Wages spring directly from, and are proportional to, the degree in which a job creates wealth by helping to satisfy an unmet need.
Capital Flows and Ricardo’s Law
Ricardo's law of comparative advantage is only part of the story when it comes to understanding the benefits of free trade.
Jeff Bezos Got Rich By Giving His Customers What They Want
Jeff Bezos is now rivaling Bill Gates for the richest man in the world title, but only after decades of making everybody else a little bit richer first.
3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter
Wisconsin's foreign-butter ban may seem like a small issue, but it illustrates the problems that arise when government limits trade in any way.
Why Special Interests Sacrifice the Future for Short-Term Gain
When they ignore basic economics, special interest groups sacrifice the well-being of their future members in exchange for short-term gains.
Kirzner Reviews Rothbard
Kirzner’s thoughtful and polite approach to scholarship is a model for how younger Austrians can approach scholarly debate.
L.A. to Worsen Housing Shortage with New Rent Controls
Housing activists in Los Angeles hope to expand rent control there. This will make the city's housing crisis even worse.
The Problem with Paid Parental Leave
Once again, good-intentioned policies that ignore the laws of economics only hurt those who they were originally intended to help.
