by Richard M Salsman | Jul 5, 2022 | Investing
When bonds and stocks decline a lot and simultaneously it suggests inflation is rising rapidly even as the economy is stagnating or contracting (or will soon do so). For most economists today, that combination is near-impossible.
by Donald J. Boudreaux | Jul 3, 2022 | Economics
four ways in which the lives of those of us in the modern, capitalist world differ categorically from the lives of almost everyone until just a few centuries ago.
by Richard Batey | Jul 1, 2022 | Climate
Is it true that ending fossil fuels will stop global warming?
by Institute for Energy Research | Jul 1, 2022 | POLITICS
If the federal government is going to take action regarding climate change, that action will have to come from Congress.
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Jun 30, 2022 | Energy
Contrary to the dominant narrative, abandoning fossil fuels would turn the global energy crisis into a true human catastrophe.
by Richard M. Ebeling | Jun 30, 2022 | Economics
Eighty years ago, in the midst of the Second World War, Austrian-born economist Joseph A. Schumpeter published one of his most famous books, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (1942). A central question that he asked and tried to answer was, “Can Capitalism Survive?”
by Barry Brownstein | Jun 30, 2022 | CULTURE
Embrace the reality of a common humanity shared with all. We descend into primitive tribal thinking at our peril.
by Ludwig Von Mises | Jun 28, 2022 | Economics
A famous, very often quoted phrase says: “That government is best, which governs least.” I do not believe this to be a correct description of the functions of a good government. Government ought to do all the things for which it is needed and for which it... by Institute for Energy Research | Jun 25, 2022 | Energy
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth does not expect another oil refinery to be built in the United States ever again, due to federal government policies.