Hazlitt and the Great Depression
Old Right journalist Garet Garrett described the New Deal as a revolution against America's tradition of private property, limited government, and the rule of law. Indeed, it had all the earmarks. President Roosevelt ran against government ... [... more]
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The Left, The Right, and The State
In American political culture, and world political culture too, the divide concerns in what way the state's power should be expanded. The Left has a laundry list and the Right does too. Both represent a grave threat to the only political position ... [... more]
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Economic Crisis and Paradigm Shift
Neoclassical economists usually explain their disdain for the Austrian School by saying that, although their theories may seem to be logically and correctly constructed, they lack predictive power; that is why, according to the positivist view, ... [... more]
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This Book is So Me
Writing this introduction is a labor of love for me. You know how women sometimes say to each other "This dress is This was the first book on economics that just jumped out and grabbed me. I had read a few before, but they were boring. Very ... [... more]
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Going the Way of France (1790)
First printed in 1896 and as unfortunately pertinent today as it was then, Dr. Andrew Dickson White's Weighing in at a light sixty-eight pages, the book nonetheless packs a wallop. It is well-researched and - most surprising for a history book - ... [... more]
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The Dangers of Disputing Warming Orthodoxy
By Christopher C. Horner. Regnery, 2008. Viii + 407 pages. An audio version of this review, read by Dr. Floy Lilley, is available as a free MP3 download.] Those of us who refuse to accept calls from proponents of global warming for drastic ... [... more]
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The Armchair Economist
Should We Be Recycling Paper or Building Battlestar Galactica? If environmental stewardship obligates us to be mindful of future generations in making our day-to-day decisions, what should we do? Should we be recycling paper and preventing people ... [... more]
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Business Cycles, Not Our Fault
These are times when you just feel like yelling at the people who write the news, particular the business press. They are happy to report, word for word, what the Fed and Treasury Department, and their message is always the same: hey, it's not ... [... more]
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The Genius of Carabini
Everyone comes to an understanding of liberty through a slightly different route, which is one reason why there need to be so many varieties of primers available, and why people continue to write them. The newest one has the potential to become a ... [... more]
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Israel and Palestine: A Statist War
In light of recent events in Israel and Palestine, it seems appropriate to put forth a suggestion on how this seemingly never-ending conflict could be solved. To end the ongoing violence in the region, many pro-Palestinians are calling for the ... [... more]
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Nonsense about Deflation
We are now hearing ominous warnings about imminent deflation. Checking the welcome page at AOL this morning, I see that the lead item in the financial news section heralds "The Looming Threat of Deflation." This headline encapsulates two highly [... more]
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A Puzzling Facet of the Recent Financial Panic
In my 1997 article "Regime Uncertainty," which now appears in slightly revised form as the first chapter of my 2006 book I examined the bond-yield data because, I argued, one ought to see a widening of the spreads when investors adopted an ... [... more]
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