Why Social Media Takes a “Ban First, Ask Questions Later” Approach
While some people are increasingly concerned about (and others cheer) the political implications of censorship on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, few have engaged in any analysis of how things reached this point and why social media companies seem
Steven Phelan: Embrace Complexity, Pursue Continuous Innovation, Don’t Waste Time on Planning
A rapidly advancing strand of theory has enabled great advances in the understanding of complex adaptive systems. Austrian economics is quintessential complexity theory; Austrians recognize that economic systems exhibit emergent outcomes as a result of the myriad interactions of consumers
Reminder: The Feds Control a Gargantuan Amount of Coastline Real Estate
One point to make here is that there is over 70 percent more submerged land in the US than the total amount of dry land in this country. That is, the federal government owns more submerged land than the total
States Are Seizing More Regulatory Power in the Name of “Deregulating” Housing
Local zoning is not likely to garner much national attention, and in an ideal world, this is the way it should be. However, with state governments taking aim at local zoning restrictions, the issue has taken on greater importance. In
The Great Reset, Part IV: “Stakeholder Capitalism” vs. “Neoliberalism”
Any discussion of “stakeholder capitalism” must begin by noting a paradox: like “neoliberalism,” its nemesis, “stakeholder capitalism” does not exist as such. There is no such economic system as “stakeholder capitalism,” just as there is no such economic system as
Terence Kealey on the Myths of Public Funding of Science
Our guest today is Terence Kealey, Professor Emeritus of clinical biochemistry at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, where he served as Vice Chancellor until 2014. He is also a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. Professor Kealey
There Is No “Optimum” Growth Rate for the Money Supply
Most economists hold that a growing economy requires a growing money stock on the grounds that growth gives rise to a greater demand for money that must be accommodated. Failing to do so, it is maintained, will lead to a
What are the new tech trends from the previous year – 2020
There is quite a perspective about 2020 being a negative year in a lot of different ways, we were stuck in our houses, couldn’t go out, functions and gatherings were cancelled and a lot more but there are a lot
Government’s Money Monopoly and the “Great Reset”
The unbacked paper money system is an economically and socially destructive system—with far-reaching and harmful economic and social consequences beyond what most people would imagine. Fiat money is inflationary; it benefits some at the expense of many others; it causes