Your Move, Gold Critics: Please Explain What Money Is
Stated simply, gold-standard proponents seek a dollar that is widely trusted as a constant measure of value. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Mises Wire
Does Economic Stability Contribute to Growth?
Attempts at stabilizing the economy distort economic signals and cause economic instability, rather than preventing it.
Dear Mr. President, Security Does Not Create Development
Even though security might be a necessary condition for development, it is not a sufficient one.
Central Banks Are Heading Toward a Stagnant Global Zombie Economy
Using Japan as a model, governments are steering us toward a worldwide zombie economy — but we're likely to end up with something that looks more like Argentina than Japan.
Henry Hazlitt in the Long Term
We need an Army of “Hazlitts ” today: men and women of courage and wisdom, who are unafraid to speak and write the truth.
“National Security” and other Thought-Stopping Clichés
These clichés include "taxes are the price of civilization," "national security demands it," etc.
How Capitalists — Unlike Environmentalists — Make Life Easier for the Disabled
Many products — delivered by the marketplace — that are mocked as "useless," and which environmentalists denounce as "wasteful" are essential items in the daily lives of many disabled people.
Elizabeth Warren’s Antitrust Crusade: A New Progressive War on Wealth
In their war on "monopolies," Progressives like Elizabeth Warren show they don't understand the history of anti-monopoly legislation, and they also don't understand that modern day "monopolies" aren't really monopolies at all.
Free Trade: A Key to a Rising Standard of Living
The right to trade with foreigners without government interference is a God-given fundamental human right, not morally subject to the whims of those who want trade wars to protect their own interests.
Capitalism (aka Self-Ownership) Is the Only Moral Economic System
Capitalism isn't just about rich guys owning the means of production. It's about workers and everyday people also owning their own labor and their own bodies.
