by George Reisman | Aug 16, 2022 | Economics
Farm subsidies are a way the government achieves artificially high prices. They are an illustration of legal minimum prices—that is, prices below which the government prevents the producers from selling.
by Brian Phillips | Aug 16, 2022 | POLITICS
If we truly want to help low-income households, then we must begin by holding individuals accountable and counsel them to make better choices.
by Brian Phillips | Aug 16, 2022 | Antitrust & Monopolies
Eleven professional golfers, including Phil Mickelson, have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the Professional Golf Association (PGA).
by Ludwig Von Mises | Aug 16, 2022 | Money & Banking
The government may think that inflation–as a method of raising funds–is better than taxation, which is always unpopular and difficult. In many rich and great nations, legislators have often discussed, for months and months, the various forms of new taxes...
by Institute for Energy Research | Aug 15, 2022 | Europe
Europe’s move toward decarbonization 30 years ago has resulted in skyrocketing energy prices, the need for severe conservation, possible rationing that could shut down entire industrial sectors and likely future blackouts.
by Institute for Energy Research | Aug 15, 2022 | Energy
It’s great to see the White House recognize that increased oil production leads to lower prices. Their math, shows that increased domestic oil production has saved $2 trillion since 2008 and currently about $2 a gallon at the pump.
by Brian Phillips | Aug 13, 2022 | POLITICS
Tenants have the right to organize if they so choose. And landlords have the right to recognize those unions or not.
by George Selgin | Aug 13, 2022 | Money & Banking
If Canada’s relatively “free” banking system was so stable, why did the Canadian government establish the Bank of Canada in 1935? And why did it establish a Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) some three decades later?
by George Reisman | Aug 12, 2022 | Economics
The operation of the tendency toward a uniform rate of profit requires that high profits be made by continuously introducing productive innovations in advance of competitors.