by Jaana Woiceshyn | Oct 26, 2012 | Business
This is an issue mostly in countries with abundant natural resources and governments bent on economic nationalism, but it nevertheless poses an interesting ethical dilemma. Canada’s economy is dominated by resource companies: in oil and gas, minerals, the forest... by Jaana Woiceshyn | Oct 26, 2012 | Business
Many economists today are arguing that the unprecedented era of innovation—the last 250 years or so since the industrial revolution—is going to be over soon, ending economic growth. Why should we care about economic growth? Because our well-being depends on it—the... by Peter Schiff | Oct 25, 2012 | Money & Banking
Journalists, politicians and economists all seem to agree that the biggest economic issue currently worrying voters is unemployment. It follows then that most believe that the deciding factor in the presidential race will be the ability of each candidate to convince... by Brian Phillips | Oct 25, 2012 | Regulation
If licensing is not protecting consumers, why do many professions require a license?
by George Selgin | Oct 25, 2012 | Money & Banking
A number of recent exchanges between Market Monetarists and their critics, and especially those of their critics associated with the Austrian school, have debated the contribution of excessively easy Fed policy toward the housing boom and bust. The issue boils down to... by Jaana Woiceshyn | Oct 25, 2012 | Energy
Energy companies, particularly those producing fossil fuels—oil, natural gas, coal—are under attack by the environmentalists and their sympathizers in the media. It is one thing to criticize companies such as BP, deservedly, for lax safety procedures or lacking... by Brian Phillips | Oct 24, 2012 | POLITICS
In recent years, much has been made about the economic success of Texas and the decline of California. Many have pointed to California’s tax and regulatory burdens and the more business friendly policies of Texas as a primary reason. These certainly are a fundamental... by Scott Holleran | Oct 23, 2012 | Foreign Policy, Iranian Terrorist Regime
Soon, we may live to see what was once unthinkable: the reality of a nuclear Islamicist Iran. What should have been a simple smackdown of a primitivistic, barbaric regime by a global superpower has festered for over 30 years into a crisis of catastrophic proportions.... by Peter Schiff | Oct 23, 2012 | MARKETS
Twenty-five years ago, on another Monday in late October, the financial world seemed to disintegrate in a heartbeat. Though the 205 point drop in the Dow last Friday (the technical anniversary of the ’87 Crash) was somewhat reminiscent of its 108-point drop on...
