The UN’s Absurd Measure of US Poverty
The UN relies on a "relative poverty" rate that tells us very little about actual poverty — and also just happens to make the US look bad.
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The Drug War Is Pushing More Migrants to Our Borders
The US can help itself by ending the Drug War — which will bring some normalcy back to Central America.
Cuba Denuclearized in 1962 — Why Continue the Embargo?
President Trump is saying that the U.S. government will lift economic sanctions against North Korea if it “denuclearizes.” Cuba denuclearized in 1962.
Trade Tariffs Won’t Crash the World Economy, Monetary Policy Will
Many people fail to correctly distinguish between the causes and effects of price inflation and those of monetary inflation.
Why We Need Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House Books
The books of Laura Ingalls Wilder show a more civilized and libertarian side of the American frontier.
Marx’s View of the Division of Labor
The division of labor is what made the West rich and has kept it rich. It's telling that Marx planned to abolish the division of labor altogether.
Trump’s Two Biggest Trade Myths
Government stats on trade deficits tell only a tiny bit of the real story.
What’s Behind Trump’s Korea Agreement
Trump's Singapore Summit was really just a way for him to cede power in the region to the Koreas and to China.
The Rothbard Deniers Are Wrong
In some Austrian circles, it's popular to downplay Murray Rothbard's significance to the Misesian tradition. History isn't on their side.
Why Central Bankers Think They’re Doing Good for the Economy
The only reason why the illusion that central authorities can grow an economy appears to be real is because of a still expanding pool of real savings.
