A Schumpeterian Analysis of the Eurobond Scandal through Rothbard’s Cui Bono
Murray Rothbard famously asked Cui bono? to help unearth government scandals. Kenya’s politicians certainly benefitted from the Eurobond affair.
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The Economic Problem Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Government Grocery Plan
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it.
The Great Reversal: How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics
Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.
How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics
Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.
The Economic Problem Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Government Grocery Plan
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it.
When a Society Chooses Freedom in an Unfree World
What might be the process of a society moving from being unfree to being free? Here is one scenario.
California’s Billionaires Tax Ballot Initiative
If this ballot initiative passes in November 2026, then California’s billionaire exodus will continue, followed by the multimillionaires.
The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn’t Cross
We know that Q-Day is coming upon us when AI moves to another level and humans must make the adjustments. State-sponsored solutions will fail, and the only way forward is the free market.
When a Society Chooses Freedom in an Unfree World
What might be the process of a society moving from being unfree to being free? Here is one scenario.
Hobbes’s Self-Defeating Theory
With some simple logic and using Hobbes’s own presuppositions and arguments, we can internally critique Hobbes’s argument for the state, namely, that the state solves none of the problems he presents.
