Central Planning by Business Is Not the Same as Central Planning by Government
Advocates of capitalism say: “CENTRAL PLANING DOESN’T WORK!” Also advocates of capitalism: “CORPORATIONS DO WORK!” Sensible socialist: “Uhhh … aren’t corporations all centrally planned?” This is a relatively new, and even imaginative critique of markets which has recently been circulating the meme-o-sphere. It looks
The Border Crisis Is the Latest Example of Government “Efficiency”
By nearly any standard, the US government’s administration of border control is a disaster. If the goal is to limit border crossings, things are a mess. If the goal is to facilitate more legal immigration, things are a mess. If the
They Said Things Would Be Much Worse in States without Lockdowns. They Were Wrong.
When Georgia and Florida scaled back covid restrictions, the experts predicted far more death in the "open states" than in the locked down states like New York and California. The numbers tell a different story. Original Article: "They Said Things Would
The Never-Ending Battle between Leviathan and Liberty
Few political follies are more hazardous than presuming that one’s liberties are forever safe. If liberty is God’s gift to humanity, then why were most people who ever lived on Earth denied this divine bequest? Original Article: "The Never-Ending Battle between
Money Isn’t Neutral: Why Economic Stabilization Schemes Are Counterproductive
For most commentators economic stability refers to an absence of excessive fluctuations in key economic data such as real gross domestic product (GDP) and the consumer price index (CPI). An economy with constant output growth and low and stable price inflation
The Western Lands and Foreign Policy in the Early Republic
[Part II of Rothbard's newly edited and released Conceived in Liberty, vol. 5, The New Republic: 1784–1791.] The Old Northwest With the cession of the claims of Virginia and other states to the lands of the Old Northwest, and the passage of its Ordinance of
Opposition Builds to the F-35 Program’s Runaway Costs
Earlier this month, House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) said it’s time to "cut our losses" on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and added, "I want to stop throwing money down that particular rathole." Smith has no problem with spending money
Yousif Almoayyed: Apply Economic Thinking To Better Manage Your Technology Projects
Does economic knowledge help you manage complex IT projects? Yousif Almoayyed thinks it does. He combines management knowledge with careful project management and principled economic thinking. Economic thinking utilizes foundational principles to integrate knowledge management and business task management for all
A $15 Minimum Wage Would Be a Huge Blow to the Small Business Economy
Wage hike advocates effectively seek to force entrepreneurs to raise the costs of production after many of them have barely survived what became a catastrophic 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Original Article: "A $15 Minimum Wage Would Be a Huge
With Victoria Nuland Nomination, Biden Signals a Return to Bush-Obama-Era Foreign Policy
Nuland was an advisor to ultrainterventionist Dick Cheney and would continue the costly expansionist policies of the Bush and Obama years. Original Article: "With Victoria Nuland Nomination, Biden Signals a Return to Bush-Obama-Era Foreign Policy" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored