Free Markets

Former Clinton economist Laura D’Andrea Tyson continues her campaign against the free market, this time calling for price controls. William Anderson straightens her out.

Propose that energy needs be met through more production, and up will go the cry from the left: not production but conservation! Karen De Coster explains the error.

Will the free market underproduce roads? Not a chance. Chris Westley explains how government intervention causes traffic congestion. 

Mary McGrory, writing for The Washington Post, sees government failure all around her, yet calls for government to do ever more to help the poor, Adam Young discusses the error.

If power-hungry government officials and misanthropic environmentalists would get out of the way, California could avoid energy shortages this summer. George Reisman explains. 

The problem of "payola" has been much in the headlines recently. And yet, little has been done to isolate and unravel the complex legal, moral, and economic issues involved.

According to Tom Brokaw, the "heroic consumer" is keeping the economy from falling into recession. William Anderson deconstructs the Keynesian mythology of spending. 

The teachings of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises offer the answer to those who say we should dismantle civilization to meet the supposed needs of nature. A very powerful speech by George Reisman.

What could make us rush to a building at eight o' clock in the morning on Monday? Eviction!

For a decade, calls for easy money and cheap credit were subdued. But now that hard times are upon us again, guess what? Martin Masse explains.