The Tyranny of the Bench
"Not only is a judge immune, but he can confer his immunity in a king-like fashion even onto lowly civilians who surround him."
Mises Daily
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The Humanitarian with the Guillotine
"The slaughter committed by barbarians would not add up to one-tenth the horrors perpetrated by rulers with good intentions."
Must Free Trade Be Reciprocal?
Advocates of commercial treaties maintain that freedom of trade must be reciprocal. Whether they know it or not, they are protectionists in principle.
Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies
A trade deficit per se is not a sign of a bad economy. Indeed the trade deficit might blossom if the US ever returned to the gold standard.
The Monetary Breakdown of the West
In March 1968, a crisis of confidence in the dollar on the free gold markets led the United States to effect a fundamental change in the monetary system.
What Crushed the Corn Laws?
Restriction of the freedom of trade was, for members of the league, intimately connected with "landlordism" and the aristocracy.
Trade and the Rise of Freedom
International exchange and economic freedom are mutually reinforcing, while protectionism is a form of political control.
The Fateful Wish for Price Stability
Price stability is a scheme dreamed up by central bankers and other interventionists in an effort to circumvent markets.
How Markets Foster Human Cooperation
Only human beings know how to overcome irreconcilable, nature-given conflicts: by embarking upon cooperation.
Bastiat the Great
We could use more Bastiats today, writes Henry Hazlitt. We are, in fact, in desperate need of them.
