Why Understanding Inflation Is So Important
Conflating "inflation" with a general rise in prices prevents understanding the true problem with inflation.
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New Florida Gun Law Makes Florida Less Safe
The new Florida legislation is a mess, but it does manage to introduce some chilling language about mental health.
Rothbard on National Liberation
Nationalism is not a unitary, monolithic phenomenon. If it is aggressive, we should oppose it; if liberatory, we should favor it.
Why (Most) Children Shouldn’t Vote
Whether or not a child should vote depends on whether or not he or she is a net taxpayer.
Why Newspapers Are Going Out of Business
Newspapers apparently have a very high opinion of the quality of the product they're turning out. Many consumers seem to disagree.
Have Progressives Won “The Culture War?”
There is no bright shiny line between cultural issues and economic ones.
Socialism: The Calculation Problem Is Not the Knowledge Problem
This market process is what allows a capitalist system to efficiently allocate resources, whereas a socialist system cannot—not even “in principle.”
Class Conflict and Revolutionary Socialism
The fundamental concept of the Communist Manifesto was that of “class” and “class conflict.” But Marx didn’t say what a “class” was.
Politicians Are Rushing to Ink Cronyist Deal with Amazon
The massive tax breaks and subsidies being offered to Amazon for their second headquarters has taken crony capitalism to dizzying heights.
Austrians vs the Mainstream: on Taxes
Perhaps it is time for mainstream economists to reevaluate their methodology on taxes.
