Government spending does not reflect true economic value the way personal spending does.
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Succinct economic commentary by Dr. Mark Thornton, senior fellow at the Mises Institute.
In What Has Government Done to Our Money? Murray Rothbard changes your whole view of the world—not just money.
The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.
Yes, college professors are 10-to-1 Democrats over Republicans.
Very difficult economic headwinds of the business cycle are coming right at us.
When politics invades our lives, cooperation is replaced with coercion and conflict.
Prohibition is one way the government swings the fist of violence into our daily lives.
Does bad money drive out good money? Mark Thornton discusses one of the most impactful principles of modern society.
Why do people prep? Are preppers irrational and out of touch with reality?
The only critical thinking in modern academia that stands out, is criticisms of capitalism—real and imagined.
John Maynard Keynes was an English “economist” who spawned a revolution in economic thinking that emerged out of a cesspool of socialist thinking in Britain.
The hatred and disparagement of gold as money and the gold standard has become standard dogma of the modern State.
There is good evidence that the Skyscraper Curse is dead. But what does that mean? Are historical changes are in the works?
The Federal Reserve wants to be perceived as coming to the economy's rescue, but the Fed can't save you. Mark shares some insights from Austrian Business Cycle Theory.
The phrase, old school economics, is often used approvingly by many, but it's rarely explained. What is it?
Mark discusses the issues of homelessness, poverty, technology, and government in two 1995 episodes of the Star Trek series, Deep Space 9.
Is the United States on the fast track to ruination? Or, could a so-called Democratic Socialist government be a role model for the US?
It's time to check the underbelly of the economy’s mighty growth industry.
Mark Thornton reviews Philip Duffy's book about the mysterious Irish banker Richard Cantillon.
The great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark Thornton shares his latest guesses and outlook.
