Richard Epstein, the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, is one of the most brilliant legal scholars and “the sharpest libertarian thinkers currently alive today,” according to Peter Boettke. I have and am benefiting from reading his books, which include How Progressives [...]
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Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?
Posted in Free Markets Also tagged Libertarian, Redistribution of Wealth, Richard Epstien, Taxes, The Coordination Problem Leave a comment
Political Economy Wisdom on ESPN
There are some bright spots in the midst of the seemingly unstoppable growth of government. Citizens of every stripe are beginning to wake-up to the dangers and stupidity of the meddling in private affairs of this current administration. And for all of my sports fans who don’t think much about government, economics and the constitution [...]
Tis the Season
By Peter Boettke: Posted at The Austrian Economist Christopher Warren published a book entitled Congress as Santa Claus in 1932. He put the following question to his readers: If a law to donate aid to any farmer or cattleman who has had poor crops or lost his cattle comes within the meaning of the phrase [...]
Posted in Socialism Also tagged Congress as Santa Claus, Constitutionalism, Socialism, The General Welfare Clause Leave a comment
Time for U.S. to declare bankruptcy
Scott Beaulier, and , Peter L. Boettke, Commentary: East Valley Tribune.com November 16, 2009 – 11:47AM The Treasury Department — whose mission has ostensibly expanded to include management of government finances, the promotion of economic growth and stability, and the provision of safety, soundness, and security in financial systems — will hit its debt ceiling [...]
Posted in Austrian Economics, Economics 101 Also tagged Adam Smith, Bankruptcy, F. A. Hayek, George Mason University, Independent Institute, Mercer University, Scott Beaulier Leave a comment
The Individual Over The Collective…A Historic Celebration
Posted by Peter Boettke on November 08, 2009 at 09:25 AM at The Austrian Economist November 9th 1989 — forgive me if I still get choked up about it 20 years later — is a critical date in modern history whose significance should never be forgotten. Those of us who believe strongly in the freedom [...]
Posted in Battle for Liberty, Fascism Also tagged Collectivism, Freedom, Richad Ebeling, The Austrian Economist, The Fall of the Berlin Wall Leave a comment
The Ongoing Desctruction of Free-Markets – The Case of Whole Foods
Defining the Extent of the Market: the Whole Foods Case Mises Daily by Art Carden | Posted on 6/2/2009 12:00:00 AM On June 28, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission issued a formal “administrative complaint” to block the proposed merger between premium grocers Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Market. They claim that it would reduce [...]
Posted in Economics 101 Also tagged Apple Computer, Big Macs, Burger King, Costco, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, IPod, Kroger, McDonalds, Mises Daily, Mises Institute, MP3 Players, NAIC, Peter Leeson, Sam's Club, Terry Leahy, Tesco, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, Wild Oats Market, Zune 1 Comment
Rhetoric and Reality and President Obama
Just a quick introductory note to the piece by Peter Boettke, you must keep reading, past the first two points, to get the the meat of Boettke’s brilliant insights to Obama’s rhetoric and reality. If you stop before then you might think Boettke is making an apologetic for Presient Obama. He is not. Posted by [...]
Posted in President Obama Also tagged Mr. Gorbachev, President Obama, President Ronald Reagan, Reality, Rhetoric, The Austrian Economists, University of Chicago 2 Comments
“This Isn’t Socialism Where Headed To, But It May Very Well Be the Other 20th Century “ism”
For Freedom’s Sake was launched with a commitment to bring our readers the best and most thoughtful analysis which will help you navigate through the fog of the political rhetoric that obfuscates the loss of our freedoms as government, of any stripe, encroaches upon them. In that vein, I must recommend that you read Dr. [...]
Posted in Dictatorship, Socialism, Tyranny Also tagged F. A. Hayek, Ludwig Von Mesis, Nazi Germany, Omnipotent Government, Socialism, The Road to Serfdom Leave a comment
Extraordinary Times Requires…Well Ordinary Economics
Post by Dr. Peter Boettke I remained amazed concerning the mass hysteria of my chosen profession in times of adjustment. Why do we even talk of “depression economics” as if the lessons of economic science drastically change? Would it make sense to talk of “depression physics” or “depression biology”? Wouldn’t the teachings of physics and [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Free Markets Also tagged Center for the Study of Public Choice, F. A. Hayek, George Mason University, Henry Simons, Human Action, James Buchanan, Keynesianism, Ludwig von Mises, Public Choice Theory, Richard Wagner, The Austrian Economists, THe Constitution of Liberty Leave a comment
Some Basic Economics of Public Policy
Dr. Peter Boettke, University Professor of Economics at George Mason University writes, “…The US has made a lot of bad policy choices that violate the teachings of basic economics and common-sense for over half a century. We have not yet destroyed the US economy through these choices, but we are potentially on that path. The [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Free Markets, President Obama Also tagged Basic Economics, George Mason University, monetary policy, Public Choice Leave a comment
