Arthur E. Foulkes

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07/01/2006 Free Market Arthur E. Foulkes

My goal with these fifth graders was not just to introduce them to the basics of economic science, but to inoculate them against future attempts to teach them bad economics. By showing them that trade, money, savings, competition, and prices all have distinctly human origins and purposes, I hoped to help them make better sense out of the “economics” they will some day be exposed to.

Money in Politics: A Red Herring

04/19/2004 Mises Wire Arthur E. Foulkes

Campaign finance reform never works, unless its goal is simply to create new regulations and stifle political speech. But this is beside the point. As long as the government has the power to pick...

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