Adam Vass Gal: How the State Destroys the Poor
Jeff Deist and Adam Vass Gal discuss why the State is a villain of the downtrodden.
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“Discrimination” Isn’t About Religion, It’s About Private Property
The debate over the freedom to discriminate has flared up again in Indiana where the conflict is being framed as a dispute between Christians and gays. In truth, the matter hinges only on whether or not people should be allowed to exercise private property rights.
Progressive Luddites and Gustave de Molinari’s Final Words
The opponents of technological innovation in free markets have been with us for a long time. A century ago, Gustave de Molinari was defending the automobile from the technology haters of his day. Little has changed since then.
Transparency or Deception: What the Fed Was Saying in 2007
This paper examines the communications of officials from the Federal Reserve during 2007, the year between the end of the housing bubble and the beginning of the financial crisis.
Skewing the ‘Food Insecurity’ Numbers
Federal surveys that measure "food insecurity" are so hopelessly skewed, as to be useless.
The Political Economy of Bob Dylan
“So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.” (Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower, 1967)
Walter Block Debates Bill Quigley on Minimum Wages
The Loyola economics club hosted a debate between economics professor Walter Block and law professor Bill Quigley on the minimum wage. The debate was held on 2/24/15.
There’s No Political Freedom Without Economic Freedom
Many have tried to create a division between “political freedom” and “economic freedom.” But all freedoms ultimately depend
