(Don Boudreaux) TweetA few months ago the lovely Sarah Skwire put to me the “Smith Questionnaire.” It was great fun! Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...
I was browsing through the annual Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people in America, and I was struck by the fact that 9 out of those in the Top 10 are essentially self-made. They did not inherit any substantial portion of their incredible wealth....
“If I Ruled the World,” say the lyrics in the hit song from the 1960s, the world would be a beautiful place with a smile on everyone’s face. Every man would say the world was his friend, with happiness that no man...
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a fuller essay, “Our Socialist Future?” by Victor Davis Hanson published by the Hoover Institution as part of a new initiative, Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism: The Human Prosperity Project. After the death of George Floyd last spring while in...
On October 3, 2020, in the living room of the Stone House of the American Institute for Economic Research, top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists gathered to discuss the global emergency created by the unprecedented use of state compulsion in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic....
When was the last time that you broached the subject of money with your kids? If it’s been a while, then you’re not alone. Talking finances can be tough at the best of times, but right now, in the middle of economic turmoil, it’s downright...
Black lives have long been endangered in this country. Now, with rioters burning down parts of many U.S. cities, ostensibly in support of black lives, it behooves us to accurately answer several questions: 1. Is traditional racism, brutal KKK-style anti-black hatred, still a major threat...
Nothing is easier than imagining hypothetical threats to humanity that differ so categorically from any that we’ve experienced before that it would be folly to stick to the familiar rules of the game. Earth is in the path of a hurtling asteroid that will within...
From October 1-4, 2020, the American Institute for Economic Research hosted a remarkable meeting of top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists, to discuss the global emergency created by the unprecedented use of state compulsion in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. The result is The Great...
Image credit: istockAnalysis and Commentaryvia EconTalkPhilosopher and author Zena Hitz of St. John's College talks about her book, Lost in Thought, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hitz defends learning for its own sake--learning that has nothing to do with passing an exam or preparing for a career. For Hitz, learning is...