Theory and History
In the first episode of the Liberty vs. Power Podcast, Tho Bishop and Patrick Newman take a deep dive into the intellectual framework of Rothbardian historical analysis. This includes looking at the "conspiracy analyst" as a praxeologist, identifying what personal
State-Level Secession Isn’t Enough. The States Themselves Must Be Radically Decentralized.
The benefits of decentralization don't stop at the state level. State governments themselves must be broken up into decentralized confederations that allow for local vetoes, local sovereignty, and regional autonomy. Original Article: "State-Level Secession Isn't Enough. The States Themselves Must Be
Nirvana Economics: How Treating the Real World like an Imaginary Ideal World Leads to Trouble
A lot of economic policy is based on "economics" which makes assumptions that have very little to do with actual reality. Original Article: "Nirvana Economics: How Treating the Real World like an Imaginary Ideal World Leads to Trouble" This Audio Mises Wire
Covid Lockdowns Will Be Remembered as One of the Greatest Policy Failures Ever
Lockdowns were one of the “greatest peacetime policy disasters of all time,” concludes Professor Douglas Allen in a paper just published by the International Journal of the Economics of Business. Elsewhere, a team of researchers with the National Bureau of Economic Research “failed to
What Chicago’s Mayor Gets Wrong about Private Security
After the recent spate of retail thefts and looting, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot chided businesses for not doing enough to protect themselves from theft. Fox 32 Chicago quotes her: We also got to push retailers. Some of the retailers downtown and
The Conspiracy Theory of History Revisited
Anytime that a hard-nosed analysis is put forth of who our rulers are, of how their political and economic interests interlock, it is invariably denounced by Establishment liberals and conservatives (and even by many libertarians) as a "conspiracy theory of history," "paranoid,"
Omicron: The Lockdowners’ Last Stand
Just as President Biden’s unconstitutional vaccination mandates were being ripped up by the courts, authoritarian politicians, public health bureaucrats, and the mainstream media, announced a new Covid variant to justify another round of lockdowns and restrictions. The things that didn’t
My Favorite Antiwar Protest: A Time of Mounted Park Police and “Free Speech Zones”
I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W.
End Roe v. Wade: It’s Time to Defederalize Abortion Policy
California has announced it seeks to become a "sanctuary state" for abortion should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. That is, the situation would return much to what it was before 1973. Original Article: "End Roe v. Wade: It's Time
Victor Chor: The Journey From Flipping to Global High-Tech Brand Building
Entrepreneurship is fulfilling and exciting and inspiring. It’s fun. It’s learning. It’s a sense of achievement. It’s a journey. Economics For Business loves to spotlight individual journeys to illustrate what’s possible, provide learning about how to create and grow opportunities,