Economics
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, Politics & Rights
Altruism Smothers a Republican Revolution—Again
Harry Binswanger July 1, 2017
The failure of Republicans to repeal Obamacare marks yet another large-scale demonstration of how morality, not lobbying or machinations or economic arguments, controls government policy.
Announcements, Economics
Richard M. Salsman’s The Political Economy of Public Debt Is Now Available
Craig Biddle April 5, 2017
Richard M. Salsman’s book The Political Economy of Public Debt: Three Centuries of Theory and Evidence has been published and is available through Amazon.com.
Economics, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Capitalism Because Science
Craig Biddle January 26, 2017
Examines capitalism and statism in the light of several sciences, and shows capitalism to be the only social system supported by science.
Economics, Education & Parenting
C. Bradley Thompson on Making Capitalism a Known Ideal
Craig Biddle November 20, 2016
Dr. Thompson discusses the mission and programs of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, including its Lyceum Scholars Program.
Economics, Politics & Rights
America’s Next Leftist President: Donald Trump
Craig Biddle November 15, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump is a leftist. And it is important for advocates of capitalism to see—and to say—that he is.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Economics, Education & Parenting
A Report on “Capitalism: Unlocking Human Potential”
Craig Biddle June 2, 2016
The 2016 FEE-CISC conference, Capitalism: Unlocking Human Potential, involved 80 students thinking, questioning, integrating for four days.
Economics, Politics & Rights, Reviews
Ending Big Government: The Essential Case For Capitalism and Freedom, by Michael Dahlen
Jim Brown May 20, 2016
Jim Brown reviews Ending Big Government: The Essential Case For Capitalism and Freedom.
Economics
Central Banks Move Beyond the Fascist Frontier
Jim Brown December 12, 2015
Examines central banks and their ominous trend toward purchasing equities in corporations and thus crossing into ownership of the means of production.
Economics, Politics & Rights
America's Declining Economic Liberty, and its Cause
Craig Biddle October 8, 2015
The fundamental lesson to be learned from America’s declining economic liberty is not economic but moral: Freedom depends on egoism.