Pandemic: The Shortcut to Serfdom
These top-down COVID-19 measures imposed on entire populations by national governments will come with a cost.
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Spain Reports More Than Five Times as Many COVID-19 Deaths per Cap as US
The gap between the US and Spain became larger as time went on. At day 15, Spain's death rate was 4.6 times larger than that in the US. At day 20, Spain's rate had grown to 5.6 times larger than the US rate.
Beware a Government of Fear
In America today, we have a government of fear. Machiavelli offered that men obey better when they fear you than when they love you. Sadly, he was right, and the government of America knows this.
Why I Love Price Gouging—and Why You Should Too
In lieu of the soap, I encountered a large sign that read, in part: “Please BE KIND to one another and limit yourself only to what you really need at this time.”
Back to Work: America Has No Choice if It Is to Avoid Total Disaster
Supply of goods and services is quickly becoming a more important national issue than the COVID-19 panic. The virus will not adversely impact most Americans, but they will sustain substantial financial losses, and at some point supplies will run out.
Cash and the Coronavirus
You knew it was bound to happen. Mainstream media organizations are using the novel coronavirus epidemic to open a new front on the War on Ca
Uh-Oh, The FDIC Exhorts Us Not to Hit the (Bank) Panic Button
Our rulers want us to ignore the tried and true adage that cash is king in a crisis.
Klein and Salerno on the Economics of the Shutdown
Professor Peter Klein and Joseph Salerno provide an Austrian take on the economics of the shutdown in a discussion with Tom Woods.
Congress Can’t Be Bothered with Voting on the Largest Spending Bill in History
What Washington's "leaders" want is a rubber stamp Congress. Why bother voting on the biggest spending bill in human history?
Why We Need Price “Gouging”
When so-called price "gouging" isn't allowed, goods usually end up with people that are lucky to show up first and that's often people with the best access to transportation and free time. The poor often fare the worst in this case.
