Why Do Economists Make so many Arbitrary Assumptions?
Various assumptions employed by mainstream economists appear to be of an arbitrary nature. The assumptions seem to be detached from the real world.
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Re-Assessing the Morality of Blackmail in the Age of Social Media
Walter Block's work on blackmail provides some insights into the issue of who has a right to control your personal information and your reputation.
Household-Formation Numbers Are Back to Recession-Era Levels
We're in a boom period, which means household formation should be booming. But it's not.
Millennial Candidates Embrace Socialism, while Venezuela Chokes on it
Implementation of Marx’s ideas make nobody happy, other than spoiled millennials who aren’t suffering under it.
Monetary Fallacies and Inflationary Bubbles
The relevancy of Mises’ analysis to today’s monetary and financial situation.
7 Lessons Business Owners Can Learn from Austrian Economics
As Mises knew, economics "concerns everyone and belongs to all" — and this definitely includes business owners.
The (Empirical) Science Isn’t Settled
"Because Science!" has become a popular refrain. I'm not just talking about climate studies. Hayek memorably described this mentality as "scientism".
Economics Doesn’t ‘Measure’ or ‘Predict’, It Explains
The purpose of economic science is not to resolve all social problems, nor does it have appropriate tools for this.
Iran Sanctions a Reminder of How America Militarized the Financial System
Europe must identify ways to limit their dependence on the US financial system – or else indeed be reduced to de facto-vassal status to DC.
Argentina’s “Sudden Stop”: Risk of Emerging Markets Collapse
Argentina is a warning, and administrations should take this as a serious signal before the scare turns into a widespread emerging market crisis
