End of Another Progressive-Era Relic
Historians are fond of saying that the Progressive Era ended at the end of World War I, writes William Anderson.
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That Taco Bell Boycott
Well meaning or not, the boycott of Taco Bell by misguided activists, in the name of helping labor, is deeply ignorant and very destructive, writes Daniel D'Amico.
How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, From the Pilgrims to the Present, by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
In a famous essay written in 1906, Werner Sombart asked, Why Is There No Socialism in the United States? Whether one agrees with his analysis, his premise cannot be disputed:
Their Crisis, Our Leviathan
The government stumbles or runs into crisis after crisis, writes Gregory Bresiger.
The New Deal Debunked (again)
It was capitalism that finally ended the Great Depression, writes Tom DiLorenzo, not FDR's hair-brained cartel, wage-increasing, unionizing, and welfare state expanding policies.
The Myth of Voluntary Unions
A basic understanding of the elementary economics of unionism, writes Tom DiLorezno, shows why violence against competitors has always been an inherent feature of unionism.
What You Need to Know About the Minimum Wage
Everything we have heard from conventional wisdom regarding the minimum wage is false, writes Shawn Ritenour.
Of Course Investors Can Beat the Market
Stefan M.I. Karlsson examines the claims of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis that neither Donald Duck nor Scrooge McDuck can earn more than the average.
Do Capitalists Have Superior Bargaining Power?
The "superior bargaining power" argument has always been the most important argument on behalf of unionism and of all the legislative privileges that unions enjoy. Thomas DiLorenzo points to Mises's demolition of the idea.
The Twin Deficits: Myths and Truths
The Deficit Twins, are, at best, fraternal, not identical, writes Sean Corrigan. In the last six years, US defense spending has risen 60% and four-fifths of this increase has taken place just since the present Administration took office.
