Other Schools of Thought

“Progressives” throughout history repeatedly show a fondness for social engineering and state control.

Keynesians are fond of overstating both the magnitude of the trade deficit and its alleged negative effects.

War is the health of the state, and thanks to a population enamored of military institutions, states are able to tax and spend with ease.

In his short book The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, Ludwig von Mises explains why Piketty's new anti-capitalist tome is popular among a certain class of people.

Many Christians call for legislation to regulate, control, and ban activities that they deem as social vices.

It is a great irony that visions of socialist harmony necessarily result in rancorous and destructive struggles among groups with contradictory visions of the good society. It is perhaps equally ironic that profit-driven competition in markets results in the highest attainable degree of social harmony. Yet, this is how the world really works.

ECB’s Mario Draghi has taken over from Ben Bernanke as the world’s most enthusiastic money printer.

In his new book, Capital In the Twenty-First Century, Piketty fails to understand how savings and investment work, writes George Reisman This audio

For 100 years, the Fed has served to protect the interests of powerful banks through inflationary monetary policy. The Dallas Fed opened an historical exhibit, the Kansas City Fed released a documentary, and the New York Fed even started a Facebook page, all to commemorate the date.

Many Americans, perhaps a substantial majority, still believe that labor unions are fundamental to the well-being of workers. In fact, labor unions work to prevent increases in the productivity of workers, which is ultimately the only way to increase real wages.