What is Not Seen
Citing railroads, the TVA, and interstate highways, Michael Kelly of The Atlantic Monthly says government has done wonders for us. Tibor Machan raises the question: At what cost?
Citing railroads, the TVA, and interstate highways, Michael Kelly of The Atlantic Monthly says government has done wonders for us. Tibor Machan raises the question: At what cost?
They hail from Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, but these economists haven’t learned the first lesson of economics. William Anderson corrects their errors.
If there is a case to be made for this social theory, Professor Yeager makes it. In the end, however, the effort doesn’t succeed. Review by Robert Murphy.
Tucker was the voice for individualist anarchism in the late 19th century, and J. William Lloyd was his follower. This essay is from the Lloyd papers, now part of the Mises Institute archives.
Manuel Asensio is better than the SEC when it comes to ferreting out stock scams—and, therefore, performs a fabulous market function by selling short. Christopher Mayer explains.
Everyone seems to agree that the printing press will forestall recession—everyone, that is, except the Austrians. Sean Corrigan explains why new money confers no social benefit.
In ancient times, moderation meant eschewing vice and embracing virtue. Now it means doing whatever seems expedient. Tibor R. Machan explains.
The Santa Monica City Council seems to think that government can work miracles by passing them into law, with the blessing of economists. Lew Rockwell explains.
The grave robber joins the bootlegger, the gunrunner, the drug dealer, and the ivory poacher as another phony criminal created by laws that shouldn’t exist.
Karen De Coster takes apart the very strange claim, made by Patricia Ireland of NOW, that tax cuts are bad for women.