Zoning is Theft
Zoning, writes Jim Fedako, is a component of the larger conceptual ideal called planned development, which is really the name of the road toward planned chaos.
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Discretion is the New Rule
Investors in the international bond markets appear to be extremely confident about the outlook for inflation. However, writes Thorsten Polleti, the policies used to lower inflation are no longer fully in place.
Binary Economics: Paradigm Shift Or Cluster of Errors?
Binary economics is a theory of economic growth that places emphasis upon the distribution of capital, writes Timothy Terrell.
Production versus Consumption
There are two fundamental views of economic life, writes George Reisman.
Does the State Resolve or Create Conflict?
Contrary to Radnitzky's assertion, writes Hans-Hermann Hoppe, it is not difficult to imagine peaceful human cooperation without any collective decision-making.
A New Treatise on Money and Banking
The significance of Jesús Huerta de Soto's new 875-page book, <a href="http://store.mises.org/Money-Bank-Credit-and-Economic-Cycles-P290C0.aspx"><em>Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles</em></a> (writes J.G. Hülsmann): it is the first Misesian treatise on money and banking to appear since the publication of Mises's original work in 1912.
The War Tax That Never Went Away
The telephone tax initially was a penny a call — a single cent. Writes Ted Roberts: Eventually there was real money to be made from a phone tax.
Is There a Libertarian Case Against Free Trade?
The trends in globalization have led to fearful predictions, writes Robert Murphy. Upon closer scrutiny, most of these warnings fall apart.
The Mantle of Science
Science, wrote Murray Rothbard, means scientia, correct knowledge; it is older and wiser than the positivist-pragmatist attempt to monopolize the term.
State Science is Bad for Your Health
Brad Edmonds reminds us that medical research, technology in general, indeed any human endeavor, can be a wonderful avenue for human progress provided it exists within the framework of freedom as versus state control.
