Central Planners Don’t Know What’s Best for You
Flawed as we are and with limited knowledge about the world and ourselves, we might not know what is objectively “best for us long term.” Government planners know even less. Original Article: "Central Planners Don't Know What's Best for You" This Audio
Prepare for the third wave, shall we?
Since the time COVID-19 hit and spread across the world, one of the worst affected countries has been India. The number of deaths, need for extra hospital beds at all times, demand for the medicines, the funeral pyres and cemeteries
George Hearst: Entrepreneur in the Mises Mold
Are entrepreneurs made or are they born? With entrepreneurial studies programs popping up at universities around the country one would assume they can be made, like doctors or architects. The reality is the primary quality of an entrepreneur can’t be
The Decline of the Old Right
After the death of Taft and as the Eisenhower foreign policy began to take on the frozen Dullesian lineaments of permanent mass armament and the threat of "massive nuclear retaliation" throughout the globe, I began to notice isolationist sentiment starting
Review: Understanding Money Mechanics
Understanding Money Mechanicsby Robert P. MurphyMises Institute, 2021, 210 pp. Robert Murphy aims to provide the “intelligent layperson a concise yet comprehensive overview of the theory, history, and practice of money and banking, with a focus on the United States” (p.
PAKISTAN: Land meant for defence purpose is being misused for commercial activities
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently come down heavily on its country’s military establishment for misusing its defence properties for commercial activities. The case dates back to 2016, when a shopping mall was built on defence land. The case
The Marxist Myth of the “Treadmill of Production”
In recent years, Marxist theories of environmentalism have plagued online discourse and seeped their way into the public policy realm. Politicians then utilize these theories when formulating new legislation. While sometimes intimidating, these theories suffer significant flaws. Eco-Marxist theory, such as
Missed it by That Much: Where the Fed’s Digital Currency Proposal Goes Wrong
The Fed's long-awaited report on central bank digital currencies is finally out. Although the report makes it clear that the Fed has no immediate plans to issue a digital currency, it does point to the approach the Fed would be
David Frith: The man who penned, kept and ate words
Penning words is fine. Keeping them also makes sense. Until and unless used as an idiom, eating words makes sense as well, but what if it is not used here as one? — Let’s find out! Well, if you’re a Bollywood
Astroworld Disaster – A Blood Bath
On November 5, 2021, the live performance Astroworld 2021 started with huge groups in participation. The third year for the celebration was publicized to “Wake You Up to a Whole New Universe”, yet the preventable misfortune that struck opened concert