Summary Fears are once again afoot that a new period of rising price inflation is upon us, and with justifiable …
The Political Paternalists Take Aim at Milton Friedman
Summary Being branded by identity politics warriors and systemic racism theorists as a “racist” or a “sexist” is a sure-fire …
Free Market Liberalism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Summary The recent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has renewed discussion and debate about finding some solution to …
Hayek’s Still Relevant Response to Today’s Paternalist Planners
by Richard Ebeling Among many American “progressives” and those in the Democratic Party establishment, there is a heady euphoria that …
Building Up the State Means Pulling People Down
Summary The onrush to bigger and more intrusive government seems to be happening and accelerating almost everywhere, particularly in the …
Carl Menger’s Theory of Institutions and Market Processes
Summary This year marks the 150th anniversary of what in economics is called the “marginalist” revolution in economic theory and …
Socialism-in-Practice Was a Nightmare, Not Utopia
Summary The more things change the more they stay the same, especially in terms of the return of wrong-headed and …
Welcome to Word Tyranny and Cultural Balkanization
Summary We are in the midst of an ideological war over the language we use and the associative interactions we …
Lin Yutang, a Classical Liberal Voice for a Free China
Summary China’s star seems to be rising on the global stage with the claim of strong economic growth, extending its …