Authoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Economic Progress: Freedom
Is it possible, or even desirable, for economic freedom and progress to be compatible with authoritarianism? Although some may believe
Student Debt: It Is and Has Been a
Progressives demanding that the government forgive student debt forget that student loans were made voluntarily by students that promised to
Woke Egalitarianism and the Elites
In the research paper Egalitarianism and the Elites, published in 1995 in the Review of Austrian Economics, one of Murray
Despite Broad Opposition in Congress, US Policy toward
Those in the antiwar movement are accustomed to disappointment in this long-standing environment of militarism, but this one truly stings.
Ethics for Inhumans
What We Owe the Futureby William MacAskillBasic Books, 2022; 333 pp. William MacAskill, a philosophy professor at Oxford and a
Austerity: A Real Solution to Help Heal the
Economists like Paul Krugman have claimed that practice of austerity in government would damage the US economy. As Mark Thornton points
The Human Action Podcast Predictions for 2023
Bob and Jeff make their provocative 2023 predictions for the economy, the Fed, politics, world events, and cultural issues.
Industrial Policy Did Not Bring Prosperity to Asia
Industrial policy is earnestly touted by democrats and conservatives as a tool to rejuvenate the US economy. Some argue that
No Surprise: Wall Street Wants to Raise the
Twenty-six years ago, the debate was over whether or not the target inflation rate should be raised from zero to
Behavioral Economics Challenges the Rationality of Consumer Choices
A relatively new area of study in economics, behavioral economics, has started to gain popularity. The behavioral economics framework emerged