The Muddied Waters of Adam Smith’s Life
James Buchan’s new book provides further evidence to support Murray Rothbard’
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The Myth of Functional Finance: Mises vs. Lerner
D.W. MacKenzie recounts the sad saga of naive economists who believed that they could use fiscal policy to counter the business cycle.
Hayek’s Birthday!
May 8 marks the 1899 birth of Friedrich Hayek. Though best known as an economist, he was acclaimed for contributions in many fields.
Sowing the Seeds of the Next Crisis
Thorsten Polleit warns that one should not get carried away by wide spread euphoria.
Rothbard Makes Sense, and More
Murray Newton Rothbard (1926–1995) was one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century.
Does the State Resolve or Create Conflict?
Contrary to Radnitzky's assertion, writes Hans-Hermann Hoppe, it is not difficult to imagine peaceful human cooperation without any collective decision-making.
Harry Browne, RIP
How sad to hear the news that Harry Browne (born June 17, 1933), author and long-time spokesman for libertarian causes, died yesterday, March 1, 20
The Economics of Taxation
In this excerpt from his new book, Hans-Hermann Hoppe argues that any form of taxation implies a reduction of income a person can expect to receive from original appropriation, from production, or from contracting.
The Law (Stirling Translation, 1874)
Bastiat's classic essay in its original English translation. "The law perverted! The law...become the tool of every kind of avarice, instead of being its check!
