The Political Economy of Protectionism
Protectionism may provide some short-term benefits to a small number of special interests, but at much greater costs to the rest of society.
Free Markets
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Trade and the Rise of Freedom
International exchange and economic freedom are mutually reinforcing, while protectionism is a form of political control.
The Fateful Wish for Price Stability
Price stability is a scheme dreamed up by central bankers and other interventionists in an effort to circumvent markets.
What Caused the Irish Potato Famine?
Was the Potato Famine an ecological accident, as historians usually say, or a politically created one?
With Inequality, Some Is Fair and Some Is Unfair
Market growth can naturally lead to greater inequality. But government interventions often add their own, more insidious brand of inequality.
How Markets Foster Human Cooperation
Only human beings know how to overcome irreconcilable, nature-given conflicts: by embarking upon cooperation.
Our Interests and Their Interests
Mises formed a highly sophisticated theory of classes and of class conflict by distinguishing sharply between the market and the state.
Inequality, Capital, and the Problem of Piketty
Piketty’s portrayal of capitalism has not gone unchallenged, and Anti-Piketty collects a number of the most important criticisms of it.
Conflicts of Interest in Government Are More Common than You Think
The common definition of "conflict of interest" is far too narrow, and should include taking campaign contributions in exchange for political favors.
