“Surveillance Capitalism”: A Summary of Critics
The size and activities of Google, and other Big Tech companies, has increasingly grabbed the attention of many on the ideological left, center, and right. (This is putting to one …
Mises Wire
Socialism and the Anarchy of Production
ABSTRACT: The goal of this article is to extend the argument about the possibility of economic calculation under socialism first advanced by Ludwig von Mises (and later extended by Rothbard) …
Hegel’s Very Odd Definition of Freedom
Todd McGowan, a professor of film studies at the University of Vermont, has done something remarkable. In his just published Emancipation After Hegel, he writes clearly and forcefully about Hegel, …
A Case for Christian Pacifism
Bob Murphy gives a pragmatic case for pacifism, appealing to Christians who would like to take “The Sermon on the Mount” literally, but are worried it would spell disaster. For …
Why “One Man, One Vote” Doesn’t Work
The US Senate is increasingly targeted by left-wing think tanks and legislators for the fact it is based on “voter inequality.” According to critics, US Senate ensures small states are …
Meet the Spendthrifts
(Sing along to the theme song from the Flintstones.) Spendthrifts, meet the Spendthrifts,They’re the modern wasteful family.From the town of DC,The most reckless house in history. Their massive outlays are …
Trade Sanctions Are Both Immoral and Ineffective
On January 10, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin announced new economic sanctions imposed on Iran in response to its missile strikes against US …
Jeff Deist: The Tom Woods Interview
TOM WOODS: This is the Tom Woods Show, and today I welcome Jeff Deist. Everybody wants to know the sheer nuts and bolts of how somebody becomes Ron Paul’s chief …
Peaceful Market Exchange—Not Politics—Harnesses the Value of Diversity
That there are inherent benefits in diversity is a common article of faith in our democratic/populist times. We hear it in and about universities, businesses, politics, entertainment, etc. Typically, though, …
On Understanding France and the French Situation
Abstract: The French social model is mainly a model of state interventionism, which creates a strange contrast between two things: the fact that France is a collectivized society and the …