Summary There is a common misperception in Canada that top income earners do not pay their share of taxes and …
Edwin Cannan: An Economist Who Protested against Big Government
by Richard Ebeling One hundred years ago, the countries of Europe were trying to recover from the consequences of the …
Appreciating F. A. Hayek’s Insights on Money and the Business Cycle
Summary Fears are once again afoot that a new period of rising price inflation is upon us, and with justifiable …
Government regulation of business: Protection or harm?
by Jaana Woiceshyn Those advocating a strong regulatory state view government regulations as necessary to protect us against businesses that …
The Best Part of Life in the 21st Century? Not Being Dead
by Art Carden A meme making its way around social media says the following: “You are born in 1400, where …
Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
A Book Forum at The CATO Institute: Why did the world get rich? Was it fossil fuels? Slavery? Perhaps imperialism? …
In Memoriam: Steven G. Horwitz, 1964-2021
by Art Carden First Published at Forbes.com here… The economist Steven G. Horwitz, who spent most of his career teaching …
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 …
Facts On Debt: Sands Warns Painful Tax Reforms Can No Longer Be Avoided
“… I will say that it (the budget) does not in plain language, acknowledge that we are in deep trouble. …