Chris Calton

Articles

Book Review: Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word

08/26/2025 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Chris Calton

Chris Calton reviews Michael Sonenscher's Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word. The book meanders through abstract associations to claim that the division of labor is “worse” than capitalism without providing context or engaging with real historical developments.

San Francisco Has A Black Market for Housing. That’s as Bad as It Sounds.

08/20/2025 Power & Market Chris Calton

If San Francisco truly wants to stamp out its black market in housing, it must return housing to the free-market principles of secure property rights and market competition.

The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure

10/18/2022 Mises Wire Chris Calton

As we watch the once proud edifice of higher education in the USA crumble, we realize that we are looking at institutional failure itself.

Media

Why Politicians Want Higher Home Prices

02/06/2026 Ryan McMaken Chris Calton

Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute and Christopher Calton of the Independent Institute talk about why politicians want higher home prices. Even Trump now admits he wants higher home prices, and it's because older voters want their asset prices to go up forever.

San Francisco’s Black Market for Housing

08/29/2025 Ryan McMaken Chris Calton

San Francisco politicians have made it so difficult to build new housing that a black market for apartments has emerged.

Trump’s First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad

05/01/2025 Ryan McMaken Chris Calton

Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days.

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