Peter Anderson

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The Reality of Intervention in No Time to Die

11/12/2021 Power & Market Peter Anderson

The release of No Time to Die marks the end of Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond. Since embarking on this role in 2006 for Casino Royale, critics have hailed his movie’s more realistic take on Ian...

Ethanol and the Calculation Issue

08/18/2005 Mises Daily Peter Anderson

From the point of view of economic rationality, ethanol makes no sense, writes Peter Anderson. If it did, it wouldn't need subsidies to bring it into existence and make it marketable.

Say’s Law in Context

07/02/2003 Mises Daily Peter Anderson

A broader understanding of "Say's Law" would assist those who continued to be puzzled by macroeconomic questions, but even better would be to understand the context in which this Law was formulated. Say not only built a case for the essential stability of a free market (in contrast to the instability of the present mixed economy) but also made the case for the free society against every alternative.

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