Simple Counters to Simplistic Critiques of Austrian Economics
Critics of Austrian Economics often claim that real economic events are too complex to be dealt with via free markets. However, because Austrian economics is based upon understanding human action,…
Vance vs. Walz: Should the Government “Do Something”?
Tuesday night’s Vice-Presidential Debate was remarkable not for what was said (which was forgettable), but for what was not asked: What should be the proper role of government in what…
America Doesn’t Need More “Efficient” Government
Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to make the federal government more efficient. But if the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing Americans…
JD Vance Is Correct: Immigration Increases Housing Prices, and That’s Okay
Alex Nowrasteh In the October 1 vice-presidential debate, Senator JD Vance (R‑OH) said, “Look, in Springfield, Ohio and in communities all across this country … you have got housing that…
Can Huey Long Save America?
Huey Long was Bernie Sanders on steroids and was to the left of even Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
Einstein Was the Greatest Physicist but Was Economically Illiterate
Einstein’s name is synonymous with brilliance, yet his great intelligence did not translate to logical economic thinking. Instead, Einstein embraced socialism, thinking that one could guide an economy like one…
Does This Country Need More Efficient Government?
Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to make the federal government more efficient. But if the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing Americans…
Enemies of Private Property Snitch on Small Businesses for “Price Gouging”
The conservative activists who tell us to turn in local business owners for “price gouging,” are on the same moral plane as the Soviet anti-capitalist snitches of old.
Election Policy Roundup
Walter Olson Number three in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: “Misinformation spreads after 750,000 names removed from North Carolina voter rolls. Here are the facts.”…
Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes are Wrong!
The so-called great minds in economics and finance claim that gold is a “barbarous relic” or a “shiny,” worthless rock. Gold is neither. Despite the steady attacks on its integrity,…