Cobden on Freedom, Peace, and Trade
Free trade cannot prevent war when men no longer believe in peace.
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Hegel: The State as God’s Will
Armed with Hegelian philosophy, the modern state would take its divinely appointed stand at the height of history and civilization, as God on earth.
The Genius of Carl Menger
For Menger, economic activity is essentially just planning for the future.
Mises Explains the Drug War
Mises contends, the fact that something is a vice is no reason for suppression by way of commercial prohibitions.
The NFL Draft and the Division of Labor
The division of labor allowed Mel Kiper Jr. and Joel Buchsbaum to create a niche doing what they love: writing football draft reports.
What Caused the Irish Potato Famine?
As with most famines, it was government meddling that converted the Irish potato famine from a food-production problem into a deadly catastrophe.
Jesús Huerta de Soto on Really Existing Socialism
Socialism is utter self-serving, elite-generated nonsense and the most evil, destructive, bone-headed religion that mankind has ever invented.
Nowadays, Health Insurance Isn’t Really Insurance
Modern health "insurance" is really just a wealth-transfer scheme that now ignores risk and true costs.
The War On Cash: Why Now?
Physical cash has long been problematic for governments because it allows people to avoid the banking system, which in turn can lead to tax avoidance and bank runs. It’s much easier to control an economy when all money must remain in banks.
If Spending Is Our Military Strategy, Our Strategy Is Bankrupt
For decades, American military strategy has amounted to little more than outspending all adversaries. Vietnam and Korea showed this strategy sometimes fails, although it often works as long as the money keeps flowing. But the financial good times won’t last forever.
