Media and Culture

Presented at the Mises Institute's 2018 Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama.

Besides the fun of catching Krugman in his flip-flops, his record shows just how weak the empirical case for Keynesian fiscal policy is.

Jeff Deist and Allen Mendenhall break down the hyper-politicized spectacle of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

Jeff Deist and Jim Bovard take an unflinching look at the disastrous politicization of everything in America.

One of the most important sociological laws is the "Iron Law of Oligarchy": every field of human endeavor, every kind of organization, will always be led by a relatively small elite.

The British Broadcasting Corp will remain firmly ensconced within the British state for the foreseeable future.

What characterizes capitalism is not the bad taste of the crowds, but the fact that these crowds, made prosperous by capitalism, became "consumers" of literature — of course, of trashy literature.

The shorter work week is entirely a capitalist invention. As capital investment caused the marginal productivity of labor to increase over time, less labor was required to produce the same levels of output.

The abandonment of liberal reason to warlike frenzy was felt deeply by the poets of the First World War.

Gaming faces threats from fear-mongering politicians, but also from developers eager to stifle competition in the industry.