Free Markets
The Broken-Window Fallacy
Let us review Bastiat's original lesson and apply it to modern-day disputes over the possible benefits of destructive events.
The Formation of New Netherland
The Dutch West India Company had many valuable and important interests, of which the colony of New Netherland was one of the least valued.
Price Gouging Saves Lives in a Hurricane
Capitalism needs more foul-weather friends, not fair-weather friends like the governor of New Jersey.
How Crony Capitalism Corrupts the Free Market
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan, hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and sponsored by the Story Garschina Charitable Fund, and Anon
Praxeology and Liberalism
What the liberals maintain is that the immense majority prefer a life of health and abundance to misery, starvation, and death.
Unsafe at Any Blood Pressure
We are stuck with another situation in which one form of government intervention creates unintended consequences that require further interventions.
Libertarian Anarchy
An distinguished Irish philosopher defends forcefully and eloquently Rothbardian anarchism.
Human Labor and National Labor
We see men who clap their hands when a great invention is introduced, and who nevertheless adhere to protectionism. Such men are grossly inconsistent!
Soak the Rich?
From the Buffett Rule to France's 75% tax on the wealthy, "soaking the rich" is all the rage once again.