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Keynesian Economists Ignore Say's Law. We're Paying the Price.

World HistoryOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog09/03/2019Alasdair Macleod

By advocating an increased monetary role for the state, Keynes has made the credit cycle considerably worse and more destabilising.

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Keynesian Fake News in the Wall Street Journal

Taxes and Spending

Given the repeated failures of Keynesian economic policy, both in America and around the world, you would think the theory would be discredited. Apparently financial journalists aren’t very familiar with real-world evidence.

07/09/2019Power & MarketDaniel J. Mitchell

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Karl Smith Defends Keynesian Stimulus and Carbon Taxation

Big GovernmentProtectionism and Free TradeU.S. EconomyInterventionism

06/24/2019Audio/VideoRobert P. Murphy

Bob Murphy has a friendly discussion and debate with Karl Smith.

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Krugman Kontradictions

Big GovernmentMedia and CultureOther Schools of Thought

Blog10/04/2018Robert P. Murphy

Besides the fun of catching Krugman in his flip-flops, his record shows just how weak the empirical case for Keynesian fiscal policy is.

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Krugman Unwittingly Compliments Free Market Conservatives

Corporate WelfareFree MarketsOther Schools of Thought

Blog06/08/2018Robert P. Murphy

Well look what happens if you actually call Krugman’s bluff and click on the link.

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Kirzner Reviews Rothbard

Capital and Interest TheoryHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsPricesValue and Exchange

Blog03/30/2017Matthew McCaffrey

Kirzner’s thoughtful and polite approach to scholarship is a model for how younger Austrians can approach scholarly debate.

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Keep the Federal Courts Out of the Electoral College

Decentralization and SecessionU.S. HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog12/09/2016Ryan McMaken

There is no such thing as a "national election" in the United States. The feds should have no say in how electoral votes are assigned.

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.