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Everything You Need to Know about Federal Spending in Five Charts

Taxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog03/01/2018Daniel J. Mitchell

It’s time to address the budget in a comprehensive fashion.

Economists and the Emergence of Antitrust

Monopoly and Competition

Blog02/23/2018Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Economists who believe that there was once a "golden age of antitrust" have never produced any evidence of such an age.

End the Drug War for These Very Practical Reasons

HealthLegal System

Blog02/20/2018Mark Thornton

Drug addiction is indeed a serious problem. But the war on drugs does not lessen this problem, nor does it address the core issues leading to addiction.

E-Verify Threatens Us All

Bureaucracy and RegulationLegal System

Blog02/13/2018Ron Paul

E-Verify could be used to punish anyone who displeases the government, from immigrants to homeschoolers to gun owners.

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End Space-Station Funding Right Now

Corporate WelfareTaxes and Spending

Blog02/12/2018Laurence M. Vance

If government funding of a space program is justified because it has “benefits,” then no argument can be made against government funding of anything.

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Economics Is Like Birdwatching — You Have to Know What to Look For

Bureaucracy and RegulationCalculation and KnowledgePhilosophy and Methodology

Blog01/20/2018Gary Galles

Using economics is akin to birdwatching, except for the fact that few untrained birdwatchers presume they have enough expertise to “educate” others.

Expand Tax Breaks to Expand Education

Taxes and Spending

Blog12/20/2017Daniel Brookman

Cutting taxes on investment income can be key in helping taxpayers afford a better education.

Entrepreneurship: Kirzner vs. Mises

EntrepreneurshipHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog12/12/2017Murray N. Rothbard

Mises conceives of the entrepreneur as the uncertainty-bearer. For Kirzner, entrepreneurship becomes reduced to the quality of alertness.

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We asked some of our writers and scholars to talk about why Rothbard is worth remembering. Here's what they had to say.

To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right

Tho Bishop

Thankfully for the American right, there is another alternative to the neoconservatism of William Buckley, the neoliberalism of Milton Friedman, and the paleo-progressivism of Teddy Roosevelt: the libertarian populism of Murray Rothbard.

Money-Supply Growth Hits a New All-Time High in January

Ryan McMaken

In January, money supply growth hit a new all-time high, rising slightly above September 2020's previous high, and remaining well above growth levels that one year ago would have been considered unthinkable.

Public Schools Refuse to Open. Give the Taxpayers Their Money Back

Ryan McMaken

If grocery stores were run like public schools, they'd still be in the midst of an extended covid lockdown. Fortunately, though, we have a (mostly) privatized system, with vouchers for low-income shoppers. A similar system for schools would be a far saner choice than what we have now.

Fighting Totalitarianism: Rothbard versus Monasticism

Michael Rectenwald

To adopt monasticism before the international fascism we face today would amount not only to seceding but also to ceding everything worth saving to the monsters

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Timothy D. Terrell

Timothy Terrell is professor of economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is assistant editor...