From ZeroHedge: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a small “think tank” in Washington DC which puts out an annual report called: “Ten Thousand Commandments”. The report deals with the regulatory agencies of the US federal government and the cost of the regulations they continually introduce – and enforce. This report would be typical of…
DetailsRobert Higgs is an incredible economist. His theories of the ratchet effect and regime uncertainty stand on their own two feet as defining the reality of economies controlled by governments today – and that is to say nothing for nearly single-handedly forcing mainstream economists worldwide to reconsider that supposed “fact” that WWII “got us out…
Detailsbetween Ron Paul and The Bernank happened Wednesday. This was the best excerpt:
I would venture to guess that 50% of libertarians are pro-life. I believe that to be the consistent side if the minarchist/anarchist paradigm. Laurence Vance gives the basic case, and responds to common objections: What I recently said about abortion in my article “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives” that ruffled the feathers of some libertarians was…
DetailsI can’t find any sources for this, so consider it my own conjecture. I have been asked many times lately why inflation is not worse, and if it disproves what I have been saying about the economy being in dire straits. The answer is “not yet,” and here are a few reasons why: Consumer confidence…
Details+ Politics and economics are not just different. They are antagonistic. The basic premise of economics is scarcity: There is never enough to satisfy everybody. That means there is no free lunch, no “solutions,” only trade-offs. Politics is all forms of “solutions.” There are free lunches for every voting bloc. The name of the game…
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