Evil Twins: US Federal Budget Deficits and US Trade
The government’s inflationary borrow-and-spend policies have given Americans a false sense of prosperity. In the end, such policies are unsustainable.
The government’s inflationary borrow-and-spend policies have given Americans a false sense of prosperity. In the end, such policies are unsustainable.
While Austrian and feminist critiques of neoclassical economics have some similarities, they also differ strongly on important points. Feminist critiques are based upon what Mises called polylogism, while Austrian critiques are based upon praxeology.
Remember when inflation was “transitory”? Or when Paul Krugman claimed inflation was “under control”? The numbers keep telling us a different story.
Many economists argue that the economy is growing, and that inflation is a secondary problem. Not for the average American. Citizens are poorer in absolute and relative terms.
As progressives attempt to redefine racism to fit modern political fantasies, we need to look at historical examples of ethnic discrimination to better understand our current situation.
Private property rights are under fire by progressive elites — even as those same elites protect their own property fiercely. But without these rights, a functioning economy is not possible.
Connor O'Keeffe joins Bob to discuss the recent antisemitism bill and why we should be defunding universities.
In publicly opposing apartheid, William H. Hutt saw how legal segregation kept black South Africans from pursuing legitimate economic goals. To Hutt, apartheid deprived people of equality of economic opportunity, which kept them in poverty.
Vast sums are spent on “reforming” government schools, only to end up with the same lousy product. Thinking outside the box means abandoning public schools altogether.
Is Consumer Confidence a reliable indicator of the current economy?