QJAE: Ulysses S. Grant and the Panic of 1873
From the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics.
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Power & Market
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JLS: What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations?
From the Journal of Libertarian Studies.
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The Evil of the Welfare State
One of the things about America’s welfare-state way of life that has long fascinated me is how welfare-state advocates are convinced that this way
Longer, Higher for Longer
More statist orientation of people, combined with already-bloated government budgets and dangerous levels of national debt, and strong underlying demographic erosions in the form of declining birthrates would suggest a shift in trends toward higher interest rates into the future.
How the American Government Used Protestantism to Block Communism in Latin America
It was at the height of the Cold War that the CIA and the American government began subsidizing Protestant missions, mostly of Pentecostal denomination, with the intent of diluting Catholic presence and preventing the spread of Marxist ideals through religion.
President Trump’s “Mission Accomplished” Moment
Unless President Trump reverses course, the “Lower Prices Bigger Paychecks” banner that hung behind him at his “affordability” speech this month will be remembered as being to economic policy what President George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner was to foreign policy.
Trump Goes Hoover
On the economy, Trump gives himself a grade of “A+++++,” which is reminiscent of Hoover and other politicians who interpreted their economic failures as successes.
The Problem with Defaulting in Argentina: A Response to Murphy
Precedents for sovereign default exist, but they are double-edged.
