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Why It’s Looking More like the 1970s than the 1950s.
It is theoretically possible that through huge gains in productivity, the US could escape inflation and stave off a recession....
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Do Institutions Play a Role in Promoting Economic Growth? In Short, Yes.
Economists teach that institutions determine long-term economic growth—but are some institutions more crucial than others? The legendary Douglas North (1989)...
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The New Slavery: Nock on Spencer
In 1851 Herbert Spencer published...
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The Ukraine War Shows Nukes Mean Safety from US-Led Regime Change
Some journalists like Steve Portnoy of CBS seem unable to grasp that escalations that might lead to nuclear war are...
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What Causes Exceptionally Low Inflation in Japan and Switzerland?
Do the low inflation rates mean that the purchasing power of Japanese and Swiss citizens has increased relative to other...
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European Environmentalists Have Made Energy Independence Impossible
Europe wants cheap and abundant energy, but politicians demonize nuclear, gas, and oil. All the interventionist proposals that are put...
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No, Hitler Was Not a Closet Capitalist
The German Political Scientist Jürgen W. Falter analyzed by far the largest and most comprehensive sample from the two central...
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Rothbard on Today’s Progressive War Jingoism
Rothbard the historian explained so well how the true progressive goal was always to remake America domestically by promoting war....
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NATO: Our International Welfare Queens
The states of Europe have more than enough wealth and military potential to deal with a second-rate power like Russia....
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Commodities Do Not Cause Inflation. Money Printing Does.
Some blame high prices, wages, the Ukraine war, or the weak recovery. The fact is currency destruction is at the...
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