Interventionism

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Many have tried to create a division between “political freedom” and “economic freedom.” But all freedoms ultimately depend

A new deal with the International Monetary Fund is in the books for Ukraine. 

Politicians are telling us that we need the government to ensure "neutrality" in how broadband resources are allocated. However, not only is neutrality in allocation impossible, the effort to do so only hands more power over to the politicians while rendering consumers powerless.

Many have tried to create a division between "political freedom" and "economic freedom." But all freedoms ultimately depend on economic freedom, and our view of economic exchange dictates our view of politics.

In this interview, Mark Thornton talks to host Scott Horton about how we are much better off without the fed,

Government likes to put out lots of data showing things like income and employment for huge numbers of people.

Government likes to put out lots of data showing things like income and employment for huge numbers of people. The problem is, this tells us almost nothing about how real-life people are hurt or helped by government intervention.

There has been much hand wringing among popular blogger-economists in response to the breaking of the Euro peg by the SNB.