U.S. Economy

Mixing economics and government is a dangerous idea, nearly as dangerous as mixing church and government.

Couch and Shughart’s book brings together a number of public-choice studies by other authors which have appeared in various journals, but have never been formally connected to each other in a single book. 

From Mutual Aid is not, nor does it intend to be, a comprehensive study demonstrating the superiority of private social welfare efforts over government programs.

Whether the current recovery will strengthen, which appears to be the prevailing consensus, or whether unforeseen events in the financial arena abort it prematurely, 

Austrians have demonstrated that recessions—and depressions—are the inevitable result of central bank intervention in the economy. 

In his seminal work, “The Problem of Social Cost,” Coase held that in cases of private property right disputes involving what have been

Kaza reviews Alan Greenspan's book The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World. Kaza asks "Which social acquaintance will defend Greenspan against the charge the seeds of the greatest 

Is there any “good” reason for a country such as the U.S.

In The Mystery of Banking, Murray Rothbard explained how the origins of central banking in the US were rooted in a lobbying effort by Robert Morris and other “nationalists” 

This article offers an analysis of the causes of the subprime crisis, explaining that it is not an isolated incident and that we should concentrate our attention on the Fed’s monetary policy