Bureaucracy and Regulation

California’s draconian fast-food minimum wage law is bad enough, but it turns out a company can avoid the trouble if it has ties to the governor.

While conservatives and followers of Austrian economics often have much in common, many conservatives are against free trade and free exchange. Austrians need to carefully explain why those beliefs are harmful.

People have come to believe that only the state is morally qualified to create and maintain a system of justice. However, given that the state itself acts unjustly, perhaps it is time to look outside of the state.

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.

In the early republic, debates over constitutional rights were centered on state bills of rights. But, over time the state charters were gradually co-opted by federal judges and courts.

There has been much hysteria over the rise of artificial intelligence, much of it overblown and downright silly. No, AI is not about to impose tyranny on helpless humanity. Like all other technology, AI is a tool that can be used for good or ill.

In less than a century, Argentina went from being one of the world’s wealthiest nations to one that struggles with poverty and massive inflation. Human Action provides lasting wisdom to improve life in that country.