Break Up the USA
Everyone takes for granted that it’s normal for a country of 320 million to be dictated to by a single central authority. It's time to call it quits.
Mises Wire
Abolish the One-Man Presidency
Alexander Hamilton wanted a strong single executive who could maximize "secrecy" and "dispatch." Unfortunately, he got what he wanted.
Our Huge Hidden Tax: Government Regulations
Eliminating government regulations is as critical as tax relief in turning the US economy around.
Nietzsche and the State
Nietzsche thought that the state would probably be replaced by private protection agencies.
Democracy, the God That’s Failing
Jefferson and Hoppe were right about democracy, but it took Trump and Brexit to show the world how quickly elites abandon it when they don’t prevail.
Week in Review: February 18, 2017
The Fed has elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
The Great Gatsby and the Fed
The “constant flicker” of American life described by Fitzgerald in his novel is no less than the artificial boom driven by the Fed during the 1920s.
Updating Robert Higgs’s “Gross Domestic Private Product”
Although once controversial, government purchases are now included in GDP measurements. But, it may be still useful to remove these purchases from GDP.
A Problem with National Homicide Statistics
Too much aggregation: It's not just a problem for economic data.
Debt Isn’t a Problem — Easy-Money Policies Are the Problem
Debt can be a big factor in economic busts. But, the problem isn't debt. The problem is the easy-money policies behind the debt.
