Europe’s eye-watering tax levels are a leading cause of stagnation of European economies, as well as the symptom par excellence of statist gluttony.

The excitement of DOGE's early days has mostly dissipated, in large part because Republicans still completely accept the fallacious paradigm of their progressive opponents about how all these government programs are providing necessary services for the American people.

In a recession or a crisis, the right approach for individuals is to save. So too for the national economy. Saving does not cause the economy to fall into recession any more than more spending can save it from recession.

Bastiat emphasized that much of what goes on in the economy involves things we don’t see directly. Intermediaries often fall into Bastiat’s category of things “not seen.”

Some modern historians claim they are “doing science.” However, Ludwig von Mises inTheory and History decried what he saw as “scientism” instead of real scientific inquiry.

From the perspective of the state, the ideal society is one composed of single parents raising a small number of children in irreligious households.

It is an article of faith in mainstream economics that an economy cannot grow without a growing money supply. Yet, that is a false narrative, as increasing the supply of money over time ultimately sparks inflation and triggers business cycles.

While the NBER collects economic data ostensibly to aid policymakers, the data it acquires is useless without proper economic theory to correctly interpret the numbers.

Remembering Justin Raimondo, who used his antiwar website to rally concerned people against the unjust and destructive wars brought on by the US government.

Equilibrium is an imaginary construct that should be used only for analytical purposes. Unfortunately, mainstream economists have claimed it should represent a desired state of economic affairs. Austrian Economists know better.