One of the positions that conservatives pride themselves on most is their dedication to free markets. They extol the virtues of the free market in pamphlets and speeches, and they regularly denounce the idea of government control. A recent post on Twitter/X from Nikki...
From trade frictions to security flashpoints, the new year ahead promises a mix of continuity and potential volatility in U.S.-China relations. While Beijing’s growth in relative power—economic, technological, and military—continues, it is not aimed at “taking over...
Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promises to "replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." Funny that he chose those words. In Europe, where collectivist anti-fossil-fuels "green" policies have been enacted in the...
From each according to his freely undertaken contribution to the creation of wealth. To each according to the same.
The proposed merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) "could be a problem," Donald Trump says, because Netflix has "a very big market share. When they have Warner Bros., that share goes up a lot." He said he would consult "some economists" on the matter,...
Austrians are used to being called cranks. Point out that inflation is a hidden tax, that monetary expansion distorts the structure of production, or that fiat currency erodes living standards in ways far subtler than headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers ever...
The greatest economic and political study of fascism, published by classical liberal journalist John T. Flynn at the height of World War II, is perhaps the best and most concise summary of America’s economic system today. The thesis of As We Go Marching (1944) states...
What work does democratic perform in the phrase democratic socialism? It's a fig leaf intended to conceal what would presumably be repugnant to most people: the coercive regimentation inherent in socialism, whether international (Marxist) or national (fascist)....
