Don’t Give Politicians Credit for a Growing Economy
“One of the amazing phenomena of the present election campaign is the way in which speakers and writers refer to the state of business and to the economic condition of …
Mises Wire
Learning About the State
[Originally published September 2008.] What we’ve seen in the last week is the state at work — and by the state, I do not mean a particular set of leaders. …
Slowing Money Supply Growth May Trigger a Recession
A slight strengthening in the momentum of consumer expenditure has prompted many commentators to suggest that as long as the US consumer continues to spend there is no risk of …
The Myth of “Economic Power”
A very common criticism of the libertarian position runs as follows: Of course we do not like violence, and libertarians perform a useful service in stressing its dangers. But you …
The Myth of “Economic Power”
A very common criticism of the libertarian position runs as follows: Of course we do not like violence, and libertarians perform a useful service in stressing its dangers. But you …
How Anti-Trust Policy Hurts the Little Guy
Investigative journalist Ida Tarbell published her book The History of the Standard Oil Company in 1904. In it she claimed that John D. Rockefeller’s business model of owning the entire …
How to Know if Government Is Too Big
At least since the time of Socrates, teachers have asked questions of students to elicit critical thought, evoke ideas and expose presuppositions. That has been part of my professor toolkit …
Why Entrepreneurs Are Different
Many people think and talk about competition without a slight feeling of uneasiness. Often, it is only the entrepreneur who feels comfort about competition in the marketplace. Most people do …
Hazlitt in One Lesson with Walter Block
Professor Walter Block joins the Human Action Podcast for a fantastic in-depth discussion of Henry Hazlitt and his work. Dr. Block has great insights into Hazlitt’s work on inflation, economic fallacies, …
Tariffs Are an Attack on Natural Rights
[Adapted from “Landlordism and Liberty: Aristocratic Misrule And the Anti-Corn-Law League” by Richard F. Spall in the Journal of Libertarian Studies.] From the time of its formation in 1839 until …