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Trade Sanctions Are Both Immoral and Ineffective

February 5, 2020 – Matheus Fialho Vieira …… Sanctions have a long history of failure. The US government’s recent sanctions on Iran will likely be no different, but they will certainly be harmful to the Iranian people. Continue reading →

The Majority of Virginia Homicides Come from Only Two Metro Areas

February 4, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Legislators have begun to push through new restrictions on gun ownership in Virginia, even though homicide is rare in more than one hundred Virginia cities. Continue reading →

5 Personal Stories of Poverty and Oppression Behind the Iron Curtain

February 2, 2020 – Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) …… FEE staffers share their family stories about growing up under oppressive Soviet control. Continue reading →

Death to Prohibition

January 30, 2020 – Mark Thornton …… The repeated failure of prohibition may be just the catalyst that Austrian economics needs to gain traction with the American public. Continue reading →

10 Terrifying Facts about the East German Secret Police

January 29, 2020 – Laura Williams …… The Stasi’s sole function was to keep the Communist Party in power. They didn’t care how. Continue reading →

Pope Francis Owes It to the Poor to Be More Informed about Markets

January 28, 2020 – Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan …… For the sake of the poor, it’s time for Pope Francis to get a better understanding of basic economics. Continue reading →

The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip

January 27, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The US’s enthusiasm for sanctions means Europe is learning the price of doing business with the United States and with the dollar. They’re now developing new ways to work around the US-dominated financial system. Continue reading →

What the Survival of the Fittest Tropes Get Wrong — and Right

January 26, 2020 – Gary M. Galles …… The Darwinian imagery of the survival of the fittest people was emphasized not by capitalism’s proponents, who recognized its dramatically un-Darwinian results, but by capitalism’s opponents. Continue reading →

Entitlement Liabilities Are a Graver Threat to the Next Generation of Americans Than Climate Change

January 23, 2020 – John Phelan …… We are on the brink of inter-generational strife. We have the political shortsightedness of decades past to thank for that. Continue reading →

The Deception behind Government Licensing Laws

January 22, 2020 – Murray Rothbard …… How much licensing requirements are designed to “protect” the health of the public, and how much to restrict competition, may be gauged from the fact that giving medical advice free without a license is rarely a legal offense. Only the sale of medical advice requires a license. Continue reading →