From Bastiat’s Defense of Exchange to Ideal Government
Frédéric Bastiat died before he could finish Economic Harmonies, but what he did write is an important promotion of liberty.
Frédéric Bastiat died before he could finish Economic Harmonies, but what he did write is an important promotion of liberty.
As both progressives and conservatives turn authoritarian, libertarian populism inspired by Murray Rothbard provides an alternative to the statist nonsense that dominates political discourse.
Using the rhetoric of “protecting democracy,” American ruling elites have tried to censor the internet because they don’t like the results of democracy when information no longer is filtered by the political classes.
While the creator of modern portfolio theory was awarded a Nobel Prize, that doesn't mean the theory isn’t flawed. In fact, it explains very little about investments.
While the UN pushes its flawed climate agenda, it risks turning present international conflicts into bigger ones. By making most people in the world poorer, the economic restrictions in the name of fighting climate change will have serious repercussions.
Economist Antony C. Sutton understood one of the most fundamental economic truths: gold is money. Thorsten Polleit reviews Sutton’s classic book, The War on Gold.
Two days before Christmas, 1913, the infamous "creature from Jekyll Island," the Federal Reserve System, was birthed into our body politic. It has been devouring the economy ever since.
Some critics of the market claim that markets are effective only under the near-impossible conditions of perfect competition, among other criticisms. Deirdre McCloskey addresses these issues and more, as David Gordon points out in this review.
Jamaicans are willing to accept authoritarian behavior from the state in the name of rejecting colonialism.
Since government regulates nearly everything, it is not surprising that regulations often prohibit the sale and consumption of raw milk. Like many other regulations, these prohibitions reflect political favoritism, not health science.