What the Federal Reserve does has nothing to do with inflation. The central bank is not the source of the hyperinflation that Mises disciples (this is a shame simply because Mises himself was…
“In college, you had certain career paths. There was law, medicine, that kind of thing. You didn’t get on the Lampoon in order to have a career in comedy because there were no careers in comedy.”…
FTT coins, the same coins that entitled owners to a third of FTX’s annual profits, initially fetched roughly .5 cents per. Wrapped in the latter, along with the recent private valuation of Anthropic…
What if the United States were really and truly a low-tax country whereby legislators, bound and dedicated to the Founders’ deep skepticism about government, made it their legislative aim to severely…
For an economy to grow, it’s necessary that capital reaches its highest perceived use as quickly as possible. From this seemingly trite statement of the obvious we can conclude that information…
The burden of government consumption is now, and frequently felt in gruesome, heartbreaking ways right now. The debt burden left behind to the sainted grandchildren is easy compared to what we’re…
Dear Senator: My name is Jon Decker and I am a senior fellow at the Parkview Institute supporting economic freedom. I am writing to express my strong opposition to Senate Bill No. 262. While the…
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is back on the warpath against American chip manufacturer NVIDIA. This time, it was the purchase of SchedMD that earned her ire. But when factoring in her…
All civilizational knowledge is built on history. A 3-year-old touches a hot stove, burns his finger, and then knows—forever—not to do it again. Remember when you busted your…
Dear Senator: I am writing to formally express my strong opposition to HB 190 due to its critical implications for the digital economy. While the stated intent of ensuring “reasonable care” in…
An insatiable American work ethic is what attracts immigrants to the United States. So, when Americans lament the arrival of would-be workers, they’re in a very real sense yelling at themselves. Work…
The retirement outlook grows better by the day. That’s because we’re living much longer right as wealth inequality is poised to skyrocket. It’s a brilliant combination. For background, Wall Street…
Ben Sasse couldn’t care less where a cure comes from, he just wants to survive. Sasse didn’t tell me that, and he didn’t need to. His desire to live is all over his face, literally and figuratively.…
Dear Senator, I am writing to express my strong opposition to House Bill 1887, particularly the provisions within the House Committee Substitute that incorporate components of social media regulation…
Market prices are arrived at through infinite decisions and actions taking place every millisecond of every day around the world. Capitalism is happily too fast for politicians and policy scholars…
U.S. workers are – by far – the most taxed workers in the world. Evidence supporting the previous claim can be found in $39 trillion worth of federal debt. Yet not everyone agrees. A recent report by…
It seems we, as a nation, are awash in moronic economic theories put into practice by overly “educated” politicians who don’t even know how to change a flat tire. The best…
“The U.S. has destroyed most of Iran’s navy and neutered what remains of it. Its air defenses no longer exist. Some large part of its ballistic missiles have been used, destroyed or damaged.” That’s…
Arthur Laffer has long explained the genius of trade through the horrors of incurable forms of cancer. Considering, for instance, pancreatic cancer, Laffer asks rapt listeners if they would refuse a…
The launch of Fox News remains one of the great free market stories of modern times. While conservatives had long expressed frustration with the left-wing bias that defined traditional media, Fox…
Economic thought with any pretense of seriousness is all about removing all barriers to production. No doubt taxes are a barrier, as are regulations, tariffs, currency devaluation, and government…
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