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 …
The Case for Freedom in Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Ayn Rand
Summary Three of the leading voices for liberty and the free society in the 20th century were F. A. Hayek, …
The Uyghurs as Victims of Chinese National Socialism
Summary The news has been filled with additional information on the oppression and persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority in …
Trump’s Fall and the Rise of the Tribal Collectivists
Summary: Politically trying times clearly lie ahead in the United States, with the fallout from the November elections and the …
The Perils and Pitfalls of Political Paternalism
by Richard Ebeling Across the spectrum of differing political views, whether “progressive,” “nationalist,” “populist,” or “conservative,” there is a common …