Economics
Economics, Politics & Rights
What a Global Minimum Tax Means—Economically and Morally
Angelica Walker-Werth July 15, 2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the financial leaders of the other G7 nations recently agreed to a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent. These leaders ignore crucial truths about morality and economics.
Economics, Politics & Rights
Banning Evictions Means Violating Property Rights
Maggie Bird June 18, 2021
Banning evictions means violating the property rights of landlords. The government’s proper role in this context is to uphold and enforce contracts, not to arbitrarily violate the rights of one party.
Economics, Science & Technology
Boom! Supersonic Flight Is Back in Sight
Jon Hersey June 12, 2021
Boom’s growth illustrates the beauty and power of markets. They incentivize businesses to experiment and find the best means of satisfying customers, because businesses win when their customers win.
Economics, Politics & Rights
Biden: The ‘Capitalist’ Who Isn’t
Jon Hersey June 4, 2021
Does anyone really think Joe Biden, who is not a capitalist but a lifelong politician, knows “the right way to invest” $6 trillion?
Economics, Politics & Rights, Reviews
Wall Street (1987), by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone
F. F. Mormanni April 29, 2021
Although fraudsters certainly exist on Wall Street, the vast majority of traders are honest, value driven, and focused on innovating and creating wealth.
Economics, Politics & Rights
GameStop: The Failed Crusade against Wealth Producers
F. F. Mormanni April 16, 2021
Instead of seeking to destroy producers, traders from WallStreetBets should learn to value wealth creation and respect those who have earned their wealth through decades of hard work, innovation, and independent thinking.
Economics, Politics & Rights, Reviews
Secrets of the Magna Carta, Written by Martin Durkin
Thomas Walker-Werth March 7, 2021
The sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215 was a major turning point in world history. In the 2017 two-part documentary Secrets of the Magna Carta, writer Martin Durkin sets out to tell the story of this incredible document and its legacy.
Biographies, Economics, Politics & Rights
Walter Williams: Intransigent Individualist
Aaron Briley February 26, 2021
One of America’s leading public intellectuals for nearly half a century, Walter Williams (1936–2020) defended free markets, championed individualism, and fought to liberate blacks and other minorities from destructive ideas and policies.
Economics, History, Politics & Rights
George Reisman on Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, and Capitalism
Jim Brown February 5, 2021
"Karl Marx taught that if you are a capitalist, you’re controlled by your so-called 'class interest,' but, of course, there is no such thing. People make decisions based on the ideas they accept as true." —George Reisman
Economics
Per-Worker Productivity Compared: Fossil Fuels versus Wind and Solar
David McGruer February 4, 2021
Supporters of wind and solar energy present these industries as modern, competitive, and poised to replace fossil fuels in a “great energy transition.” One of their “selling points” is that generating so-called renewable energy creates more jobs. Indeed, it does—but is this a pro or a con?