How Marxists Erase Human Will and Agency
Marxism has seeped into politics, education, and religion—reducing human action to class and race. Mises offers a more accurate understanding of how humans act.
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Government and Economic Growth
Modern macroeconomic theory claims that government spending, taxation, and monetary creation is essential for economic growth. Austrian Economists, however, note that government stifles the economy.
Taxi Tyranny in Paradise
Our author went to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, expecting a vacation in paradise. Unfortunately, thanks to the USVI government‘s laws “protecting” the taxi industry, he had to spend a tidy sum of money just getting around.
Paul Heyne: The Ethicist Who Thought Like an Economist
Was Paul Heyne an ethicist who thought like an economist or was he instead an economist who thought like an ethicist? It was a bit of both. Heyne‘s popular text, The Economic Way of Thinking, educated a lot of students about how economics really works.
China’s Strengths Are Over-Exaggerated
While China has made great strides economically since the days of Mao, nonetheless, there remain a number of weaknesses in the economy. While we should recognize its economic strengths, we should not be tempted to portray China as an economic superpower.
What Science Can’t Decide for You: Masks, Data, and Individual Liberty
Modern neoclassical economics is based upon the physical sciences, which Austrian economists recognize is an inappropriate way to explain economic phenomena. Ludwig von Mises recognized this fraudulence, calling it “scientism.”
To Veatch His Own
As a bookend to last week‘s critical article on Thomistic Aristotelianism of Alasdair MacIntyre, Dr. David Gordon in Friday Philosophy scrutinizes the libertarian-tolerant philosopher Henry B. Veatch. Dr. Gordon finds Veatch‘s arguments much more tolerable.
Energy Holodomor
At first glance, it might seem extreme—even offensive—to compare anti-fossil fuel climate policies to Stalin’s deliberate starvation of millions during the Holodomor. But in truth, the comparison may be unfair—to Stalin.
To Make America Free Again
If we really want America to be “great” it must first be free.
From Oversight to Monopoly: The Rise of the Accreditation Cartel
Accreditation in higher education began as a private effort to identify academic quality. Then the federal government took over the process and demanded that accreditation be based upon political standards.
