Summary One of the mysteries of human history is how a handful of rulers succeed in gaining the loyalty and …
Economic Ideas: Frédéric Bastiat on the Law of Liberty and Free Markets
by Richard Ebeling Image of Bastiat compliments of FEE.org The defense of economic liberty has never been an easy task. …
Ludwig von Mises and the Real Meaning of Liberalism
Summary “Liberalism” is one of the most misused and abused political terms in the American lexicon, sometimes taken to mean …
Society is Not a Family, Government is Not a Parent
by Richard Ebeling Summary: Whatever criticisms may be made of the Trump Administration, the “progressives” and others on “the left” …
Global Corruption and the Role of Government
Executive Summary Political corruption has been around for all of recorded history; indeed, it was a matter of concern and …
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx, the Man Behind the Communist Revolution
by Richard Ebeling When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a …
Economic Ideas: Frédéric Bastiat on the Law of Liberty and Free Markets
Summary There have been few proponents of human liberty and free markets who have been as clear, concise, and convincing …
Bernard Mandeville and the Social Betterment from Private Vices.
by Richard Ebeling Summary One of the most important discoveries by economists and other social theorists was the insight that …
Economic Ideas: Inflation, Price Controls and Collectivism in the French Revolution
Royal France under Louis XVI placed the country under immense financial strain due to the costs of the King’s court, …