The Water “Shortage”
As everyone knows, the West, and especially northern California, has been suffering from a year-long drought, leading numerous statists and busybodies to leap in to control, ration, and ordain. The water “shortage” may not be exactly blamed on the private
Re-reading Economics in Literature: A Capitalist Critical Perspective
Re-reading Economics in Literature: A Capitalist Critical Perspectiveby Matt SpiveyLanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021, 133 pp. David Gordon (dgordon@mises.org) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies. Matt Spivey asks an important question. Literary critics
Tax Tyranny
Tax Tyrannyby Pascal SalinCheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2020, 224 pp. Jörg Guido Hülsmann (guido.hulsmann@univ-angers.fr) is Professor of Economics at the University of Angers. Pascal Salin is one of the most important Continental European economists. Throughout his career, he has developed and defended the
The End of the Abe Administration—The End of Abenomics? Books on Past and Present in the Japanese Political Economy
Jason Morgan (jmorgan@reitaku-u.ac.jp) is associate professor at Reitaku University in Kashiwa, Japan. PRIME MINISTER ABE SHINZŌ’S RESIGNATION AND THE END OF AN ERA IN JAPAN On August 28, 2020, Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzō entered a Tokyo press conference and began speaking.
Austrian Economics in Contemporary Business Applications
Austrian Economics in Contemporary Business Applicationsedited by Hunter HastingsAuburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2020, 68 pp. Fernando D’Andrea (dodandrea@gmail.com) is a Ph.D. student in entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. The six-chapter book Austrian Economics in Contemporary Business Applications promises to follow Mises’s and
The Essential Austrian Economics
The Essential Austrian EconomicsChristopher J. Coyne and Peter J. BoettkeVancouver: Fraser Institute, 2020, 68 pp. David Gordon (dgordon@mises.org) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies. Christopher Coyne and Peter Boettke, both professors of economics
Radical Uncertainty: Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers
Radical Uncertainty: Decision-Making Beyond the NumbersJohn Kay and Mervyn KingNew York: Norton, 2020, xvi + 528 pp. David Gordon (dgordon@mises.org) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies. Kay and King are not Austrians,
Against Biden’s Mandates
We oppose President Biden's lawless and authoritarian new mandates announced yesterday. We also denounce his divisive rhetoric toward unvaccinated Americans, his reckless antipathy for federalism, and his threats to usurp state governors. Contra Mr. Biden, this is entirely about freedom and personal choice. His proposed
Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates: China’s Most Successful Exports?
It is neither Red Scare hyperbole nor misplaced attribution to say that the covid regime established in the Western world is primarily a product of the Chinese regime. I refer not strictly to the claim that covid-19 originated in a
America’s Economy Is Heading Down the Same Road as Italy’s
When I came to the US from Italy, I came as a sort of economic refugee, escaping Italy's economic stagnation. But now America seems intent on copying Italy's path to impoverishment. Original Article: "America's Economy Is Heading Down the Same Road