Steve Mnuchin Defends the Myth of Fed Independence
byBy Tho Bishop One of the biggest surprises during Donald Trump’s unconventional presidential campaign was his frequent criticism of the Federal Reserve. Though he was…
Politics
The Economic Nationalism of Donald Trump
byDonald Trump has hardly taken his hand off the Bible upon which he took the presidential oath to preserve, protect and defend the U.S….
Economic Ideas: David Ricardo on Wealth, Inflation, and Freedom
byDavid Ricardo (1772-1823) was one of the most influential economic theorists of the first half of the nineteenth century. Born in London, England, his…
Italy Needs a Dose of Bugatti Capitalism
byby Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna There is a peculiar intellectual and emotional revulsion that comes with reading about Italy’s endless cycle of economic and political woes…
Economic Ideas: Thomas Malthus on Population, Passions, Property and Politics
byThose of us who have been fortunate enough to have been born in what is often still referred to as the Western World (Europe…
Drifting into fascism
byMost people regard governments and their central banks as forces for the good. Financial crises and suchlike are therefore blamed on capitalism, and people…
How to Be a Light for Liberty in the New Year
byWith the beginning of 2017, what might be a “New Year’s resolution” for a friend of freedom? One answer is for each of us…
The 25th Anniversary of the End of the Soviet Union
byDecember 24, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the formal end of the Soviet Union as a political entity on the map of the…
Economics Ideas: David Hume on Self-Coordinating and Correcting Market Processes
byDavid Hume was one of the most prominent of the Scottish Moral Philosophers. He is particularly famous as a philosophical skeptic, who, in his…
Trump’s economic plan runs the risk of severely derailing the US economy
byTrump’s plan is what Keynes would have prescribed Most economic commentators such as a Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman should be delighted with the US…