The Bolognese Jurists behind the Proto-Austrians of the Salamanca School
The Salamanca School is known for important contributions to free-market economics and the Austrian School. The Bolognese jurists also made key contributions.
“Paper or Plastic?” How One Market Intervention Requires Another to “Correct” the Original One
California’s 2014 ban on “single-use” plastic bags was supposed to lead to less waste of plastic, which hasn’t happened. Now environmentalists are demanding the state ban the same plastic bags…
Smashing the Western Illusion of Democracy
When our ruling classes speak of “believing in democracy,” they are speaking of a romantic version of a form of governance that, in real life, is quite different than the…
Covid Czar Scandal Is Reminder of Boundless Idiocy and Hypocrisy of the Covid Regime
Remember when progressive governments outlawed church gatherings but sanctioned sex orgies? Yes, it really happened. As more Covid authoritarianism comes to light, we are reminded the government leadership itself during…
The Fed Cut the Interest Rate to Bail Out the Treasury
Lowering rates is a tool to rescue the government. If you make it easy for governments to borrow, they will gladly do it and continue printing currency.
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Does Technical Knowledge by Itself Drive Economic Growth?
Ask most people why our economy is advanced, and they will likely will answer, “Technology.” Yet, technical knowledge is meaningless without capital development, and capital development is impossible without real…
The Battle of the Confederate Monuments
In the past four years, a number of monuments honoring the Confederacy have been torn down or removed. As we have seen before, however, the activism behind this movement will…