Mercantilism is non-partisan. The use of the state to fulfill ones personal objectives and self interest transcends the political party labels created, created to get the one-body, two-headed body politic fighting, while the true beneficiaries of us…
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Pete went to George Mason University for post-grad work because it was the only econ school in the nation offering a Ph.D in the Austrian School. I, on the other hand, was stuck at UC Ber…
The most effective retaliatory action against China in this case, I would say, is for America to boycott Wal-Mart. It's a broad-based citizen action initiative that can start immediately, requires zero organizational costs, and doesn't require a gov…
The Institute for Justice is in front of the US Supreme Court for the fourth time in the past eight years. This time the Court will decide the constitutionality of Arizona's individual tax credit program through which more than 27,000 children atten…
The leaders of the AFL-CIO and SEIU are friends again, dropping their power struggle these past few years and have agreed to coordinate spending millions of dollars in the midterm elections to support pro-union candidates. The SEIU says it has budge…
Making education cuts is tough love. Here, my column profiles the cuts made by New Jersey Gov Christie. Here, Virginia Gov Bob McDonnell says "it was one of the hardest decisions in my public life, but cuts need to come across the board without rais…
If you are looking for a distributive media model to start a website look no further than WikiLeaks:(1) Donors: It encourages donors to contribute to its account at Germany's Wau Holland Foundation, which by law can't publicly disclose donors' names…
I think he should also post a retraction that apologizes for his lazy reporting. He did not check the facts of your NMWA time line, right? Wouldn't that be a sign of "professionalism" too? - to apologize, not just remove a defamatory post under thre…
It's hard for me to have an opinion on this exchange not knowing the history of the relationships involved, and if there are any political motivations behind the postings. For example, is there bad blood between you and Heinrich? Is there bad blood…
I think that a major reason that The Road to Serfdom has become popular is that Glenn Beck has publicized it on his television program. Interestingly, the seemingly dim-witted Bill O'Reilly has never heard of the book.
FWIW, I think that Hayek's Th…