A Call for “Do-Nothing” Presidents Without Legacies
Presidential legacies mean government planning and control over the decisions and destinies of large numbers of people.
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The Fed Is Confused about What Drives Inflation
It is not the symptoms of a disease but rather the disease itself that causes the physical damage. The same is true of inflation.
Trump vs. Jefferson on Freedom of the Press
There is never a time to attack the freedom of the press, even if we think the press is spreading "fake news."
Gary Cohn is Concerned about Wall Street Clearinghouses – Blockchain is Already Fixing it
Helping de-escalate the risk of third party exchanges is, of course, simply one of the many potential applications for blockchain.
The Chinese Exclusion Act Was An Assault on Private Property
Many private employers were contracting with Chinese workers to move to California and work. And then Congress outlawed the contracts.
Mises Killed Homo Economicus Long before Thaler
Long ago, Ludwig von Mises recognized that we aren’t all calculating businessmen.
Subsidies In One Place Don’t Justify Tariffs in Another
Imposing tariffs against subsidized foreign goods only swaps one bad government policy with another.
These Feminist Economists Are Right about GDP
GDP ignores household production such as childcare and housework. And that's just one of many problems.
How Trump Bailed Out Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve — For Now
The biggest winner of the Trump presidency is also the most surprising: Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen.
Neo-Liberalism: From Laissez-Faire to the Interventionist State
Neo-Liberalism’s origins and consequences point toward the need for a new agenda: one that recognizes the ideals of the voluntary civil society.
