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There have been four gold busts under the fiat dollar money regimes since the “freeing” of the gold price in March 1968. Will the...
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In a recession or a crisis, the right approach for individuals is to save. So too for the national economy. Saving does not cause...
Bastiat emphasized that much of what goes on in the economy involves things we don’t see directly. Intermediaries often fall into Bastiat’s category of...
No one can legitimately create a monopoly on ideas. The problems of freedom are solved with more freedom and worsened with less.
From the perspective of the state, the ideal society is one composed of single parents raising a small number of children in irreligious households.
There have been four gold busts under the fiat dollar money regimes since the “freeing” of the gold price in March 1968. Will the...
Many Americans are convinced that only government can provide useful science since government is supposed to be “neutral,” not corrupted by profit seeking. However,...
Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media.
Ever since the Great Depression, most economists have claimed that the key to increasing economic growth is to lower unemployment. However, increasing the savings...
The Dutch Tulip Bulb Mania of the 1630s continues to fascinate, especially given the recent asset bubbles our economy has experienced. What caused this...
What do we mean by “individualism” in the American tradition? It is not separatist or atomistic, but rather freedom from having state actors running...
Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media.
This week, Dr. David Gordon reviews Ivan Eland’s A Balance of Titans. While admiring Eland’s call for less intervention, Dr. Gordon asks why the...