Speech by Richard Cobden in Manchester on January 15, 1846
byGiven the anti free trade sentiment at the moment, we thought this would be worth reprinting. “… I have never taken a limited view…
September, 2024
The Fed Hits the Panic Button and Slashes the Fed Funds Rate
byBy Ryan McMaken The Federal Reserve’s FOMC slashed the target federal funds rate at its meeting this month, reducing the target rate by 50…
Why people pay higher prices for some goods versus other goods?
byBy Dr Frank Shostak Why do individuals pay higher prices for some goods versus other goods? The common reply to this is the law…
Why Marx Was Wrong about Workers and Wages
byBy Allen Gindler One of the central tenets of Marxism is the labor theory of value, which states that the value of a commodity…
The war over so-called Price Gouging
byWritten By Maxwell Marlow Readers will excuse me for prompting them to delve into their pandemic memory hole, but isn’t it glad to be able…
Why the Crony Class Loves Artificially-Low Interest Rates—And Why You Shouldn’t
byBy Artis Shepherd In our bureaucratically-managed economy, financial prosperity increasingly depends on how close one can position himself to the dissemination of newly-created money….