Steve Forbes awards Mark Skousen a Triple Crown in Economics
byChapman Presidential Scholar Awarded Triple Crown in Economics Announced on July 23, 2018 Chapman University (Orange, California): Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of…
Insight
Socialism, Like Dracula, Rises Again From the Grave
byMany of us grew up watching movies about Dracula — Nosferatu, the Undead. Fearful of the sunlight that could burn him into cinders, Dracula…
Free Market Capitalism as the Antidote to the World’s Ills
byIn following the daily news events both in the United States and around the rest of the world, it is easy to get lost…
Tariff Walls and Trade Wars Equal Government Planning
byTrade wars are dangerous and harmful policies for governments to pursue. They hurt consumers due to higher prices and fewer alternatives; they reduce competitive…
Consumer Demand Does Not Lead to Jobs and Output
byBy Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
Keynote Speech Published in German Economics Journal ORDO
byMy keynote speech at the Future of Money Conference in Leipzig last year has been published in ORDO, one of the oldest and most…
The Welfare State Has Failed
byBy Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
If GDP Lags, Watch the Economy GO
byThe Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its preliminary first-quarter growth figure on Friday. According to the Atlanta Fed consensus tracker, economists are predicting…
I.T. bites
by“Mark Zuckerberg is now living out every young person’s worst nightmare: trying to explain how tech stuff works to the nation’s elderly.” Tweet by…
My Op-ed in CityAM on Monetary Reform
by“This week, the first Annual Summit on Economic Freedom will take place in the European parliament. I will have the pleasure of debating with…