The Fantasy Behind Marx’s Historical Materialism
There is nowhere Marx is fuzzier or shakier than in the concept of historical materialism, the key to the inevitable dialectic of history.
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The Enterprise of Customary Law
Our modern reliance on government to make law and establish order is not the historical norm.
In Defense of Consumerism
"Consumerism" seems like a big problem until the market supplies an essential good or service we badly need.
Of the Demand or Market for Products
Wealth stems not from spending, but from production. Declines in production are be remedied by frugality, intelligence, activity, and freedom.
Economics and Its Opponents
Among the great books of mankind are the immortal writings by the Greek philosopher Plato. The Republic and The Laws, written 2300 to 2400 years ago, dealt not only with philosophy, the theory of knowledge, epistemology, but also with social...
Four Hundred Years of Dynamic Efficiency
Efficiency is not just the avoidance of waste. When entrepreneurs expand the boundaries of what is economically possible, we get "dynamic efficiency," which is essential for progress.
Krugman Unwittingly Compliments Free Market Conservatives
Well look what happens if you actually call Krugman’s bluff and click on the link.
More Coercion Won’t Make a Better World
Liberal capitalism enables a degree of peace, harmony and respectful tolerance of the choices and ways of honest living for everyone in society to which nothing else compares.
Who is Murray Rothbard?
David Gordon discusses Murray Rothbard’s contributions to economic theory and their broader historical context.
