As Mises said, if we want, peace, freedom and prosperity, there is no alternative to the free market economy respectful of competitive entrepreneurship and consumer choice.
Richard M. Ebeling
Dr. Richard M. Ebeling is the recently appointed BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. He was formerly professor of Economics at Northwood University, president of The Foundation for Economic Education (2003–2008), was the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College (1988–2003) in Hillsdale, Michigan, and served as vice president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation (1989–2003).
Socialism-in-Practice Was a Nightmare, Not Utopia
Listening to some in American academia and on social media, you would think that socialism was a bright, new, and shiny idea never tried before that promises a beautiful future of peace, love, and bountifulness for all. It is as if a hundred years of socialism-in-practice in a large number of countries around the world had never happened.
President Biden’s Rule By Executive Decree
President Biden and those around him are attempting to implement through executive order and other means are policies and political positions that many in the society do not share or to which they do not assign the same degree of urgency.
President Biden’s Push To Force Workers To Join Unions
President Biden’s “closed shop” labor union agenda would rob all those working for a living the liberty and latitude to do so freely and of their own choosing.
Witnessing Lithuania’s 1991 Fight for Freedom from Soviet Power
We should remember and appreciate episodes in history like those in Lithuania in January 1991, in which a people oppressed by socialist tyranny said, “No,” and insisted upon regaining their freedom.
Who is Carl Menger?
There are few works in the history of economics that may be truly considered “revolutionary” and “path-breaking,” in its starting premises, its logic, and its implications. But one that is in this category is Carl Menger’s Grundsätze der Volkswirtschaftsliche, his Principles of Economics in its English translation, which marks this year the 150th anniversary of its publication in 1871.
Private Charity versus the Political Grinches
End Government Paternalism and the Private Sector Will Do the Job
Confusing Free Market Capitalism with the Corrupt Interventionist State
It is difficult to see the difference between an actual free market and the interventionist system under which we live because so many across the political spectrum refer to ours as a “capitalist” society.
Why U.S. Election Politics Breeds Divisive Fears and Angers
Michelle Obama’s words imply that if there is to be healing and uniting it means that all those who think the “wrong” way must come over and only think according to the anti-capitalist “progressive” worldview of those on “the left.”
The Coronavirus Crisis Catastrophe Was Caused By The Actions of Government
What do the Great Depression and the Second World War have in common with the coronavirus crisis of 2020? They have all been caused by government!
Kamala vs. Pence: The 2020 Political Circus and The Supreme Court
What really stood out in the vice-presidential debate that said something meaningful, not just about this election but the political times in general in which we live? That both the Trump-Pence and Biden-Harris teams have Big Plans to run your life.
Professor Mazzucato’s “Entrepreneurial State” Is Economic Fascism
What Professor Mazzucato calls for is better labeled a fascist-style command economy rather than some asserted form of modified capitalism.
Disaggregating Keynes Demonstrates Macro Delusions
Keynesian Economics has continued to dominate and hold sway over the way the vast majority of economists think about and analyze the nature of economy-wide fluctuations in employment and output.
Democrat Joe Biden’s Vision for America
For Uncle Joe, “community,” “compassion,” and “love” means command and control government.
Goldbugs for Trump? Paul Krugman’s Ad Hominem Defense of Central Banking
America’s disastrous history with central banking makes the case for why paper money and central banking are what should be challenged.
Gold and Free Banking versus Central Banking
In the absence of government regulation and monopoly control, a free monetary and banking system would exist; it would not have to be created, designed, or supported. A market-based system would naturally emerge, take form, and develop out of the prior system of monetary central planning.
“Systemic Racism” is Caused By Tribalism, Not Capitalism
If the ideology and policies of “systemic racism,” identity politics, and cancel culture win out in the arena of American politics and cultural acceptance, it will be the end of America.
What is “Cancel Culture”?
What exactly is the culture in America that is to be cancelled?
The American Spirit of Liberty Against Slavery and Racism
Contrary to, the ideological propaganda and rhetoric of the Race Marxists and Identity Politics Warriors, America is not and has not been an irredeemable captive of racism as asserted to have begun with the country’s first arrival of slaves in 1619.
What Does It Mean To Be American?
Are we individual human beings who may or may not have by the accidents of birth particular racial and biological characteristics, or do we have certain racial and biological characteristics that determine and define who we are and how we should view ourselves in relation to others?
Thomas Sowell at 90: Understanding Race and Culture Around the World
Now, at the age of 90, Thomas Sowell continues to offer us understanding and insight into the attitudes and institutions that can bring all people greater peace and prosperity, as well as human liberty.
Tragedies of Our Time: Viral Pandemics, Economy Lockdowns, and Racial Identity Politics
An old adage says that tragedies often come in threes. Certainly, the first half of 2020 has seen a version of this.
How Government Lockdowns Shattered the Structure of Production
There is no “paradox” to increased savings and its underutilization for investment and employment purposes, when governments have barred the doors to the factory entrance and the shopkeeper’s counter.
Freedom Requires Resisting Coronavirus Pessimism
If there is a chance to not only pull society away from the social and economic abyss towards which it is moving, but return it to a path more in the direction of personal liberty, economic freedom, and equal individual rights under partial rule of law and constitutionally limited government, it requires resisting the pessimism that all is lost and irreversible, and having the courage and willingness to try to restore the free society.
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