Undisciplined

The Fraud Inherent in Fractional Reserve Banking By Frank Hollenbeck Although fractional reserve banking is the most popular model for banking, it is fraudulent at its core, something the Austrians have noted for many years.…

It’s Economic Logic: Increasing the Minimum Wage Creates More Unemployment By Frank Shostak According to mainstream economists, the question of whether increasing the minimum wage also increases unemployment is empirical. However, the logic of economic analysis says otherwise.…

Need More Public Parking? Privatize It! By Benjamin Seevers Government parking policies create unnecessary shortages. Privatizing public parking not only would enable more efficient solutions, but also would make the system more fair.…

Price Inflation Comes from Government not from “Excuseflation” or “Greedflation” By Douglas French In his recent State of the Union speech, President Biden called out private enterprise for what he calls “shrinkflation” and “greedflation.”…

Foreign Aid and the Politicization of Economic Life By Wanjiru Njoya While progressives tout foreign aid to poor countries as socially and economically beneficial, in truth it makes poor nations even poorer.…

It's Time to End Squatter's Rights By Ryan McMaken In modern times, squatter’s rights have little use beyond grinding an ideological axe or redistributing property to favored interest groups. It is time to end squatter’s rights altogether.…

No, the Brazilian Government Should Not Subsidize Carnival Festivities By Marina Rocha Brazil’s carnival celebration would do very well if the subsidies were replaced with entrepreneurial investment.…

How Hoover’s Interventions Paved the Way for the Great Depression By Vibhu Vikramaditya One of the great myths of US history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president.…

Big Agriculture's Protectionism Targets the Amish By David Brady, Jr. The recent raid on an Amish family farm is the direct result of government protectionism of big agriculture through needless and cumbersome regulations.…

Congressional Omnibus is Like a Bad Hollywood Movie Sequel | Ron Paul Republicans like to talk a good game about reining in spending — especially during election season — but it’s all talk.…

Boeing’s Problems Are Not Due to Free Markets By Connor O'Keeffe Critics of Boeing are blaming free markets and the profit and loss system for recent safety failures. However, Boeing hardly operates in a free market anymore, given that half its revenues come from taxpayers.…

Milei’s First One Hundred Days: An Assessment By Octavio Bermudez Javier Milei has warranted worldwide attention and cast light over libertarianism around the globe. This comes with a positive side and a more dangerous one.…

Two Cheers for Vivek Ramaswamy for His Commentary on the Fed By Matt Ray While Vivek Ramaswamy was unsuccessful in his Republican presidential primary bid, at least he helped to demystify the Federal Reserve. This is not the usual political rhetoric the public receives.…