The Role of the Nuclear Family in Western Europe’s Economic Development
Though rarely stated the nuclear family—as opposed to the extended family or clan—played a seminal role in the growth of Western capitalism.
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Biden’s Embrace of the Military Establishment
Despite Biden’s criticism of virtually every aspect of the U.S. establishment he has long been a part of, one part of the establishment is clearly safe from any real criticism: the military industrial complex.
An Interview with Vaclav Klaus on Europe’s Lockdowns
Some readers might enjoy this this interview I conducted conducted with Václav K
The Socialists Who Supported Free Trade
Marc-William Palen has published an interesting new article titled “Marx and Manchester: The Evolution of the Socialist International Free-Trade Tradition, c.1846-1946.”
These Are the Real Effects of a Minimum Wage Law
In recent years, there’s been a movement among the American Left to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
How Entrepreneurs Serve the Public, Even without Turning a Profit
Failure is a misnomer if we are referring to the human action involved in an entrepreneurial pursuit.
The Swiss National Bank’s US Stocks: $150 Billion and Counting
The Swiss National Bank has been printing money to buy US stocks. It's problematic, to say the least, when the US's central bank does such things. It's no different when the Swiss do it.
A Synthetic Anarcho-Capitalist Perspective on Public Goods
Among the several misgivings non-anarcho-capitalist people might have with anarcho-capitalism, there is the issue of public goods.
Denying Reality Leads to Tyranny and Societal Failure
The common thread that connects failed societies, from Weimar Germany to the Soviet Union, is an almost pathological insistence on denying reality.
Does an “Inflationary Problem” Exist?
How does one respond when a friend, colleague, professor, or one of the most decorated economists on the planet, claim they don’t foresee and infla
