In its fight against the Mormons of Utah Territory we see how Washington began to impose federal rule directly on Americans at the point of a bayonet.

Keynesians believe that if there is a bout of inflation, central banks can slowly guide the economy to a "soft landing" which minimizes unemployment and income losses. Such policies, however, only leads to further boom-and-bust scenarios.

Harris promises to reduce prices by printing more money, reducing competition, and attacking businesses. Welcome to the U.S. version of Argentina's “Peronism.”

While we experience the predictable economic consequences of bad economic policies, the two main presidential candidates seem to be competing in an unspoken contest to demonstrate profound economic illiteracy. Unfortunately, whoever wins in this contest, we lose.

From 1949 to 1962, American libertarian R.C. Hoiles and Ludwig von Mises corresponded many times, discussing issues relating to state power. While the correspondence at times was acrimonious, nonetheless, it offered valuable insight into the issues we still face.

A recurring myth among progressives is that the state can enforce "fairness." However, given that government cannot even effectively define fairness, one doubts that the state can "enforce" what it doesn't know.

Mark discusses the issues of homelessness, poverty, technology, and government in two 1995 episodes of the Star Trek series, Deep Space 9.

Bob quotes from David Ricardo to show that the classical economists understood that utility was essential to explaining market value, but then he also explains why the Marginalist Revolution was a scientific advancement.