The Tyranny of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
While “wokeness” seems to be a new phenomenon, the problems are tied to a sixty-year-old “landmark” law: the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This law, unfortunately, promotes government tyranny in the name of freedom.
Bureaucracy and Regulation
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Knowing Murray in the Early Years (1971–1972) and Why Rothbard and Rand Would Relish 2024: Beginning Collapse of Statism and Its Realities!
The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture. Sponsored by Steven and Cassandra Torello.
California’s Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based on Ratepayers’ Income
California’s legislature wants to combine the idea of two-part price discrimination with a soak-the-rich mentality in charging for utilities. What possibly could go wrong?
A Case for Argentina’s Dollarization: Why and How to Implement It
The Friedrich A. Hayek Memorial Lecture. Sponsored by Donald and Judy Rembert.
Personal Medical Bankruptcy: Made in DC
When the government wants to make something more affordable, that usually means new subsidies, laws, and regulations that drive up the real price. Higher medical prices will mean more medical bankruptcies.
Bureaucracy: Applying Mises’s Insights to Our Present Day
Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
Looking Back at the Crossroads: Liberty or Socialism
Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
The Folly of Rent Control in New York City (Again)
New York City’s government has imposed draconian rent controls. The natural outcome, as economists note, has been massive shortages, as apartment owners no longer have an incentive to rent empty apartments.
Free Markets and the Antidiscrimination Principle
The right to be able to enter into contracts with others is fundamental to free markets and a free society. That means people should be able to engage in discrimination.
The Great Depression and Great Depression II: Similarities, Differences
The United States survived the first Great Depression, although it permanently changed the role of government. Will excessive government spending and money creation lead to Great Depression II?
