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While Brazil calls itself a constitutional democracy that has a market economy, private property and markets themselves are subject to conditions set by the...
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If prices are instrumental in providing needed information to market participants, then inflation can be seen as introducing static into the system, creating more...
The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to be. Real democracy...
War in the Persian Gulf doesn’t just mean pricier gas. It can snap hidden supply chains that keep modern life running, from fertilizer and...
It is important to note that states and what we know as taxes gradually emerged through war, conquest, plunder, and tribute. While the organization...
While Brazil calls itself a constitutional democracy that has a market economy, private property and markets themselves are subject to conditions set by the...
Understanding history is not about understanding formulas or narratives. Instead, we must understand the people who made history, their motives, and their goals.
Modern political economy is based upon a Machiavellian belief in might makes right. Yet, political power cannot accomplish what free markets and private property...
Economist Robert Barro has questioned the necessity of fighting a war in this country to end slavery. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David...
Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute and Christopher Calton of the Independent Institute talk about why politicians want higher home prices. Even Trump now...
Modern political economy is based upon a Machiavellian belief in might makes right. Yet, political power cannot accomplish what free markets and private property...
From time to time, the American people need to be reminded who is the boss. The boss is the US government. The citizenry are...
While the political climate demands allegiance to one side or another, a more reasoned view can be found through libertarian principles, supported by the...
Bob applies Mises’ taxonomy of money and the regression theorem to Bitcoin, asking whether it should be classified as commodity or fiat money and...