Are Capital Gains Income? The Connection with Mises’s Calculation Problem
Bob goes solo to discuss a recent Twitter controversy, in which opponents of a proposed tax argued that unrealized capital gains couldn't possibly be a form of income. Bob cites both Austrian theory and corporate accounting practice to respond that
Jacobin Capitalism?
In his important book The Failure of American Conservatism (2023), the political theorist and philosopher Claes G. Ryn offers some criticisms of libertarianism and free-market capitalism, and in this week’s column, I’d like to examine these. Ryn is not an opponent
Delaying Dollarization Can Put Milei’s Libertarian Agenda at Risk
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos
Rising Interest Rates and the “Great Reset” Bubble
Even though many deny it, the “Great Reset” exists, referring to a set of ideas that range from “stakeholder capitalism” to “wokeness” and “fourth industrial revolution” to “transhumanism.” It is effectively popularized especially through the World Economic Forum. The fight
How to Free Ourselves from Government Money (Part III)
To save our economy from destruction and from the eventual holocaust of runaway inflation, we the people must take the money-supply function back from the government. Money is far too important to be left in the hands of bankers and of
Why Argentina Needs Free Cities
For most of the past century, Argentina has seen the destruction wrought by collectivism. To reverse the damage, the nation must allow decentralization, beginning with free cities. Original Article: Why Argentina Needs Free Cities
History vs Economics: Explaining the Causes of the Great Depression
While economics textbooks are weak on causes of the Great Depression, American history texts are even worse. It's time for some truth telling. Original Article: History vs Economics: Explaining the Causes of the Great Depression
Resurrecting the Failed Policy of Rent Control
When it comes to housing, the solution to the problem of affordability is rather straightforward: build more. Slapping price controls on housing in the form of “rent control” only makes things worse. Original Article: Resurrecting the Failed Policy of Rent Control
The Anti-Semitism Controversy on College Campuses Is the Direct Result of Identity Politics
The recent campus protests following the Hamas-Israel conflict have been framed as either antiapartheid or anti-Semitic. The conflict is much deeper, being rooted in toxic identity politics. Original Article: The Anti-Semitism Controversy on College Campuses Is the Direct Result of Identity Politics