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Why do mainstream economists suddenly think clearly when it comes to tariffs—but abandon logic elsewhere? Mark Thornton unpacks why even Krugman and Marx agree...
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Why do mainstream economists suddenly think clearly when it comes to tariffs—but abandon logic elsewhere? Mark Thornton unpacks why even Krugman and Marx agree...
This is a rendition of Leonard Read‘s famous, “I, Pencil,” but with a new twist: tariffs now restrict the importation of producers‘ goods needed...
People claim to support “equal opportunity” over the idea of equal outcomes, but when one examines both concepts, it becomes obvious that neither is...
Trump has tried to claim that he favors “Main Street over Wall Street.” Unfortunately, by pushing aggressive low-interest-rate monetary policy, Trump has put himself...
Get beyond the PhDs running the Federal Reserve or the way people treat the Fed with deference. In the end, it is nothing but...
President Biden’s executive order to “strengthen equity” in the federal government is doomed to fail. It will create a lot of havoc in the...
There is no denying the awful history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. However, to better understand its legacy, we must rely on truth,...
Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force. Original Article: “Austrian Economics Stands against the Collectivism of Progressive...
[This article is excerpted from volume 2, chapter 10 of An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995). Another important reason...
Mark discusses how the Federal Reserve and Covid restrictions greatly increased the price of cardboard boxes; but, with online sales softening, we should expect suppliers...
The foreign policy “elites” have been wrong about regime change, sanctions, “the lesson of Munich,” a “rules-based order,” and pretty much everything else. Original Article: “One Year...