Malinvestment: Have We Learned Anything Since the Last Recession?
Government stimulus plans blow up new bubbles to replace the old ones that had previously been created by government also. Let's end the cycle of wealth destruction.
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Can Government Stimulus Bring Us Out of Recessions?
Expansionary monetary policy causes economic recessions. It doesn't cure them.
3 Reasons Why Facebook’s Zuckerberg Wants More Government Regulation
Zuckerberg's pro-regulation position is just a pro-Zuckerberg position. Further politicizing and regulating the internet helps large firms crush the competition, and ensure the public has fewer choices.
ECB Inflationists are Crippling Europe
Pumping yet more credit into the Eurozone is as effective as giving adrenalin to a dead horse.
The Apocalypse Has Been Postponed
The radical nature of anti-climate-change measures require promises of a near-total apocalypse in the near future. But the date for the promised disaster keeps getting pushed back.
How Countries Fall into the Welfare Trap
Before wealth can be redistributed by the state, it must first be produced. But welfare-state policies end up destroying the very wealth which is necessary for redistribution.
The Dangers of Government-Funded Artificial Intelligence
The risk of abusing human rights through AI technologies becomes greater the more AI research is funded or directed by government agencies.
Hoppe and the Art of Economic Controversy
Joseph Salerno discusses the Hoppean method of addressing economic controversies.
Can the EU Survive the Next Financial Crisis?
Existing political tensions within the EU are certain to escalate as the EU falls behind in global economic power, and Brussels, hooked on profligacy, for the first time faces budget cuts.
Can Free Private Cities Replace the State?
"Free private cities" are similar to microstates but are based on the idea of explicit contractual agreements between residents and the city government. How would these entities function?
