The party really is over. We are going to be facing hard times no matter what the government does. If it continues to prop up the sick markets, it only delays the inevitable and then will make the economic downturn even worse. This country cannot avoid the financial and economic day of reckoning, but if the political classes and their allies contin
Sometimes a Cracker is Just a Cracker
PZ Myers relays the story of a guy that *keeps* the eucharist cracker instead of eating it. And Catholics go nuts over it! So which is it?
Prevent a War With Iran
The saber rattling and drum beating for war with Iran are getting louder and louder every day.
Freddie, Fannie, and Curses on FDR
capitalism is going to be subjected to a beating as usual, since Freddie and Fannie are traded in public markets. But the fact remains that there is only one reason that this went on as long as it did and became as bad as it is. It was that vial of government poison.
Corporate taxes are taxes on workers and customers.
Cut corporate tax, spur economic growth. It’s as simple as that. Here’s your evidence Mr. Obama.
Faceless ‘aliens’ spotted in crowd at Wimbledon
With the blankest of blank expressions on their faces, these mysterious figures have been popping up in the most unlikely of places – including Wimbledon.
The Real Deal About Inflation – It’s Not What You Think
Contrary to the popular definition, inflation is not about a general rise in prices but about increases in money supply. The general increase in prices as a rule develops because of the increase in money.
The Significance of Mises.org
To borrow from Martha Stewart, if you support the Mises Institute, it’s a good thing.
Cooperation: How a Free Market Benefits Everyone
The following attempts to explain the most important idea in the history of social analysis. The notion (actually, it’s a description of reality that is all around us but rarely noticed) has been around for centuries. It was first observed by ancients…
Does Haditha Sound Familiar?
There is a curiously triumphant story line emerging in the neocon blogosphere regarding the Haditha killings. It is curious because their story line begins by implying that the unarmed Iraqi men, women and children who died in the Haditha incident were not killed in cold blood, and that their killers were innocent because military Court Martial cha
