Nike Is Right

The company is right to refuse a customer who wanted to use its products to advertise bad economic theory. William Stepp also explains why Nike ought to keep its “sweatshops” open.

Weaver of Liberty

Attachment to tradition and attachment to free-market sensibilities are often thought to be in conflict. What, then, are we to make of traditionalist Richard M. Weaver’s recommendation, in a newly published collection of essays, that the works of Ludwig von Mises be a staple of a good university education? It suggests the possibility that the supposed conflict has been wildly exaggerated. 

Basic Sowell

Thomas Sowell’s new introductory text has its strengths, and texts that are friendly to the free market are too rare. Still, Austrian reviewer Gene Callahan has some reservations.