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Inverted Yield Curves, Recessions, and You

Financial MarketsU.S. EconomyBusiness CyclesCapital and Interest Theory

Blog09/05/2019Paul F. Cwik

To understand what an inverted yield curve means, you must first understand what the yield curve is.

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Inflation: The Soviet Tool for Destroying Money

Money and BanksWorld History

Blog06/15/2019Chris Calton

The Bolsheviks were shocked to discover the destruction of money failed to bring about the rational economic order that the Communists believed to be inevitable.

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Indians and the Confederacy, Part 3: The Trail of Blood on Ice

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

11/29/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

Chris Calton recounts the Trail of Blood on Ice: an attempt by neutral fugitive Indians to escape to Kansas.

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Indians and the Confederacy, Part 2: The Cherokee Nation

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

11/21/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

Chris Calton recounts the division of the Cherokee nation into those who favored the Union and those who wanted to ally with the Confederacy.

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In What Way Are Political Representatives Representative?

Political Theory

Blog05/12/2018Gerard N. Casey

Is it possible to represent a constituency of people who hold varying and diverse opinions without betraying some of those same constituents?

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Introduction to the Civil War

U.S. History

04/18/2018Audio/VideoChris Calton

Chris Calton introduces the third season of Historical Controversies.

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Idaho Politician Opposes Removing Tax on Gold for a Very Odd Reason

Blog03/24/2017Jp Cortez

According to one Idaho legislator, gold is useless as an inflation hedge because its price has increased 4,000% since the 1860s.

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Italy Needs a Dose of Bugatti Capitalism

World HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog01/09/2017Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna

"Bugatti capitalism," typified by hyper-inventiveness and cutting-edge technological prowess that changed the course of Italian industry.

My Path to the Austrian School of Economics

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

There is no more stopping the Mises School. And when the truth finally wins out, because only what is true can also work smoothly in the long run, then the hour of the Austrian School of Economics will have come.

How California's Government Plans to Make Wildfires Even Worse

Ryan McMaken

The State of California is now forcing insurance companies to cover homeowners who put their houses in some of the most fire-prone areas. What could go wrong?

We Don't Need Sunday "Blue Laws"

Ryan McMaken

Advocates for "blue laws" want to impose more laws on shopkeepers. These moral crusaders should instead start by setting a good example, and stop watching football games, ordering pizzas, or filling up on gas on Sunday.

The Benefits of Free Trade Are Canceled Out by Domestic Interventionism

Carmen Elena Dorobăț

Trade agreements have thus become obsolete tokens of negotiation in larger geopolitical disputes, protectionist tools for managing and interfering with global trade flows.

How to Avoid Civil War: Decentralization, Nullification, Secession

Ryan McMaken

So long as we insist the federal government can force one law, one culture, and one sort of politics on all of America, the US is headed down the road of civil war. Only decentralization and separation can partly defuse the situation.