Trade and the Rise of Freedom
[This speech was delivered at the Mises Institute’s conference on “The History of Liberty.”]
Bursting Malaysia’s Bubble
The Prime Minister’s statist, inflationist program isn’t saving the country; it is preparing the way for yet another crash.
The Equalizers
Why the attempt to eliminate social and economic inequality always and everywhere ends in massive coercion.
The Worst and the Dullest
This year’s political campaigns highlight at least one positive trend: the “best and brightest,” who nearly wrecked us, are no longer wasting their talents serving the state.
The Dark Side of the Tax State
In the last several decades, step by step, the system has become Diocletianized.
The Hidden Phonebook Tax
If you want your phone number unlisted, you have to pay for the privilege--a typical bureaucratic inversion of the prevailing market rule.
The Medical Mess
The Gore and Bradley plans to “fix” health care will do nothing of the sort. Neither addresses the key problem of the current system.
Badgering the Networks
Government has an influence over programming because of an age-old political decision to nationalize the airwaves.
Why Washington is Worried
The nation state just isn’t what it used to be--and it’s a good thing too.
Founding Father of Economics
Richard Cantillon is virtually unknown today, but he pioneered a new way to examine social and economic affairs.
