Economy
The First Enemies of Free Markets Were Conservatives, Not Socialists
As with the Republican party and the conservative movement in the United States, conservatism in the United Kingdom does not constitute...
Libertarianism and the Importance of Understanding Causality
A bedrock of Austrian economic thinking is the notion of causality. A libertarian worldview also requires the understanding of causality....
A Rising Stock Market Does Not Drive Economic Growth
Many people believe that a general increase in stock prices is an important factor in economic growth. However, this is...
Preserving the Statist Quo: Creating a Generation of Welfare-ing, Libertine Narcissists
Not only is Washington in political turmoil, but the policies emanating from the Beltway are more incoherent than ever. Original...
Israel: A Rich Nation Receiving the Bulk of US Foreign Aid
Why is Israel a primary benefactor of United States foreign aid? Is Israel a proxy for US imperialism in the...
America the Obese: How Taxpayers Are Forced to Ruin Their Health
Since the original sugar tariff of 1789, US government policy has been to subsidize sugar, a policy that has led...
What Would Happen If the US Stopped Supporting Ukraine?
Over the weekend, border-policy negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans fell apart. The talks were meant to firm up Republican...
Progressive Interventionism Is Ruining American Healthcare
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again: demanding government intervention in the nation's healthcare system to deal with problems caused by...
The Money Supply Continues its Biggest Collapse Since the Great Depression
Money supply growth fell again in October, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the...
The Government Created 30-Year Mortgages to Make Housing Affordable. Today, Housing Is Becoming Unaffordable
The thirty-year mortgage, of all things, came under attack in a piece by Ben Casselman in the New York Times....
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