Natural Law and Rothbardian Liberty
Modern mainstream economics bases its theories on utilitarianism. Murray Rothbard, on the other hand, saw economic law as based in natural law. Furthermore, he rejected the legal positivism of our…
Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Introduction
Austrian economists argue that macroeconomics must be built upon microeconomic foundations. Only once we understand how the smaller parts of an economy work together can we begin to understand how…
How the Federal Government Conquered Utah
In its fight against the Mormons of Utah Territory we see how Washington began to impose federal rule directly on Americans at the point of a bayonet.
France Detains Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Will Duffield On August 24, French police arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov moments after his plane touched down at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. He remains detained on “an arrest…
What the Media Says about Homeschooling
Even though homeschooling is growing in this country and the educational results are overwhelmingly positive. So, US progressive journalists naturally believe homeschooling is evil and should be made illegal.
Diplomacy, Distrust, and Nuclear War
It has been nearly 80 years since US aircraft dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities, but today, nations stockpiled with nuclear weapons engage in reckless foreign policies. It is…
Harris’s Tax on Unrealized Gains is Only the Tip of a $5 Trillion Tax Iceberg
Adam N. Michel Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign recently confirmed that she supports all the nearly $5 trillion in tax increases included in President Biden’s 2025 budget proposal. Among the…
The Fable of the Economic “Soft Landing”
Keynesians believe that if there is a bout of inflation, central banks can slowly guide the economy to a “soft landing” which minimizes unemployment and income losses. Such policies, however,…