Raymond C. Niles's Articles
Economics, Reviews
The Political Economy of Public Debt: Three Centuries of Theory and Evidence, by Richard M. Salsman
Raymond C. Niles September 3, 2017
Raymond C. Niles reviews The Political Economy of Public Debt, finding the book to be a tremendous resource for anyone seeking to gain an understanding of the history of public debt and our debt-laden future.
Economics
The Banality of a Leftist: Thomas Piketty
Raymond C. Niles September 30, 2014
Piketty stirs up resentment against the producers and holders of wealth, and then says we need to tax it away to assuage that resentment. Instead, as an economist, he should be explaining why wealth is good and how, in the hands of those who know how to invest it profitably, it leads to prosperity for everyone involved in the economy.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Letters and Replies: Tolerance, Net Neutrality
Craig Biddle answers a letter about tolerance, and Raymond C. Niles answers a letter about open-source software.
Politics & Rights
Net Neutrality Means an Unfree, Slow, and 'Stupid' Internet
Raymond C. Niles October 8, 2009
The chairman of the FCC recently called for applying “net neutrality” to the wireless spectrum. Such a measure would dramatically extend the reach of proposed “net neutrality” rules, which were originally slated to govern the delivery of Internet content via wire—cable and DSL lines—but not via wireless signals. The expanded…
Economics, Politics & Rights
Net Neutrality: Toward a Stupid Internet
Raymond C. Niles November 20, 2008
Focuses on the principle of property rights as it applies to the Internet in the face of increasing calls for government controls of this, as yet, relatively free market.
Economics
Letters and Replies, Winter 2008–2009
Raymond C. Niles November 20, 2008
Raymond C. Niles replies to a letter about the California power grid.
History, Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Property Rights and the Crisis of the Electric Grid
Raymond C. Niles May 20, 2008
Surveys the history and achievements of America’s electricity entrepreneurs, shows how government interference in the transmission grid has hampered their enterprises from the outset to the present day, and indicates what America must do to liberate the grid and enable a new wave of entrepreneurs to supply this vital product commensurate with the country’s demand.