Friday, February 02, 2024

The Fraud Virtue Of Taxation

Not a Very Virtuous Virtue Signal: "Calling the extraction of resources from one group to give to others an investment, rather than wealth redistribution that reduces others claims on their own property, is a massive misrepresentation." ~Gary M. Galles

Thursday, February 01, 2024

Milei Proves That Ideas Matter

Milei Proves That Ideas Matter: "Rather than the thin gruel of economic grievance offered by American right-wing populists, Milei’s policies are built on his vast knowledge of sound and successful, albeit politically unpopular, economic thinking." ~ G. Patrick Lynch

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Fallacies as Economic Disinformation

Profits Do Not Cause Inflation: Causal Fallacies as Economic Disinformation: "Fortunately, the idea that thousands of businesses have colluded to raise prices, boosting their profit margins and engineering the inflation that continues to afflict Americans, is easily disproven." ~Peter C. Earle

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Unions Serve No Good But Biden Fights For Them Anyway

As Some Workers Try to Free Themselves from Unionization, Biden Officials Try to Dragoon More In: "This case is destined for the Supreme Court, which might take another look at the constitutionality of compulsory unionism. The Court might even decide that the freedom to decide whether you want someone else acting as your representative is a fundamental right." ~George Leef

Friday, December 22, 2023

The Case For Agnostics

When Progressives and Conservatives Compete, Agnostics Win: "While progressives and conservatives duel in the arena of certainties and are willing to place individual liberties on hold in support of their social ambitions, agnostics navigate an ever-shifting political landscape with a compass turned always toward the polestar of individual liberty." ~Paul

Monday, November 13, 2023

Jobs Created By Trade

The Jobs You Don’t Want to Be Destroyed By Trade Were Created By Trade: "By keeping prices down, and outputs and product varieties up, trade makes every dollar earned go further." ~Donald J. Boudreaux

Friday, October 27, 2023

Government Can’t Handle Loneliness

An Epidemic of Loneliness?: "In addition to overstepping its bounds through potential regulations, censorship, and bans, government has itself contributed to the problem of loneliness." ~James Peterson