The Entrepreneur

Some e-cig companies think new FDA regs are great. Smaller or less-established firms, however, may be less enthusiastic.
 

Peter Klein explains why the Obama administration can't create innovative manufacturing hubs by simply throwing around taxpayer's money.

Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; 11 April 2014. Includes an introduction by Jeff Deist.

Matt Drudge revolutionized the internet with his invention of the news aggregator, and we need to do something similar to find the truth about freedom and economics.

Rifkin misses the mark because he ignores Menger’s theory of value and the role of the entrepreneur.

The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Hélio Beltrão.

Fixing things ourselves is often a costly process because the act of repairing something is often a recreation of the manufacturing process. Getting a machine back to working, you tread the same steps that were done at the factory. The problem is, the manufacturer will always be better at putting together machines.

A good story, told through a novel, play, or film is more likely to affect one’s views of economics and human nature than is any well-footnoted and didactic tome.

All work involves economic considerations, but there are unique aspects of repairing machines that deeply touch the core principles of economics which are inescapable for the troubleshooter.