Free Markets

David Friedman discusses physics versus economics with Bob Murphy.

Scott Beyer is the author of the Market Urbanism Report, which applies free market economic principles to urban issues, such as traffic congestion and housing affordability.

A mini-treatise by Murray Rothbard on the market economy, socialism, peace, the economics of Jefferson, and much more.

In a totalitarian system, competition means courting the favor of those in power. In the market system, competition means sellers try to outdo one another by offering better or cheaper goods and services to the buyers.

The closing talk presented at Mises University 2020.

AOC and Paul Krugman are wrong: we can't just pay people money to stay home and expect "stuff" to materialize around us. Dr. Shawn Ritenour shows how Man, Economy, and State explains why.

Presented at Mises University 2020.

The story of how housing became so unaffordable for so many is a tragic one. But this is a story of our own making, thanks to decades of misguided government regulations.

Jeff Deist and Dr. Jonathan Newman break down Chapters 2–4 of Man, Economy, and State. This is vintage Rothbard: precise definitions; hardcore explanations of property, prices, and exchange; the problems of "hegemonic" state violence;  and a "beautiful" (per Dr. Newman) conception of social cooperation.

The story of how housing became so unaffordable for so many is a tragic one. But this is a story of our own making, thanks to decades of misguided government regulations.