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Charles Dickens trained many to hate capitalism, but he never understood the difference between envious hatred of wealth and charitable concern for the poor....
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Charles Dickens trained many to hate capitalism, but he never understood the difference between envious hatred of wealth and charitable concern for the poor....
Consumer spending does not drive the economy. On the contrary, saving, investment, and entrepreneurship are the critical components of economic growth.
Scandinavia is not socialist; in fact, they are often ranked far higher than socialist economies like Venezuela in terms of economic freedom.
Losing one’s money, credit cards, and passports in a New York City cab could have been a disaster. Thanks to trust and cooperation among...
In criticizing the progressive notion of equity, or equality of results, critics of such views embrace an order of “meritocracy.” F.A. Hayek, however, understood...
Bob uses clips from his recent interview with Eric Weinstein to explain why Weinstein thinks gauge theory can fix how economists measure the cost...
The GSEs have likely been told by the administration to buy up more mortgage debt to create the illusion that there is more demand...
Cuban hospitals are overwhelmed, pharma drugs are in short supply, and diagnostic tools are in short supply. The Cuban state is pretending nothing is...
Hassett was thought to be a done deal, but Trump and his allies are now suggesting that Kevin Warsh is the frontrunner.
The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First Amendment had almost nothing to do...
While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with...
He’s described by media as “hard right” and “ultra-conservative” which suggests he’s a center-right candidate who, nonetheless, handily beat his communist rival.
The so-called K-shaped economy—where some experience positive growth and others negative growth—is perfectly explained by Austrian business cycle theory and the Cantillon effect.