Economic exchange stands as the defining essence of any economy, epitomizing the intricate web of interconnected transactions that shape its very existence. In essence, an economy derives its essence from the culmination of individual exchanges. However, the profound impact of the crucial distinction between voluntary choice and coercion often goes unnoticed by many outside the realm of economic study. In this article, we delve deeper into the dynamics of economic...
Read More »Statism and the Unmaking of Reality
The state is, first and foremost, an institution whose overarching goal is the forcible subjugation of all the people who inhabit a given territory. However, what makes the state different from other coercive entities, such as organized crime groups, is that it enjoys some form of popular legitimacy. In other words, in addition to enslaving its inhabitants physically, it needs to secure their mental servitude as well. Many forms of such servitude have been tested by...
Read More »Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation”
Words matter and definitions often become imprecise and “slippery.” There is a natural evolution of language wherein words gradually change over time, but often a key meaning gets lost and there no longer remains a single word to describe a concept. This has been the case with the common word “inflation.” Over the last few years, I have kept a list of quotes about the accurate definition of inflation (and I am always looking for more quotes). What inspired this list...
Read More »Why Mises’s Theory of Economic Calculation Still Is Relevant Today
Whether political elites promote outright socialism or interventionism, thanks to the reality of economic calculation, they are advocating a failed economy. Original Article: "Why Mises’s Theory of Economic Calculation Still Is Relevant Today" [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter
Read More »Is Boycotting Target a Legitimate Protest or an Act of Terrorism?
n discussing the recent boycott of Target, University of Michigan economics professor Justin Wolfers recently told MSNBC: [If] Target caves into this, then it says that the moment you threaten the employees of even a very large corporation, you get to control its policies. This is economic terrorism, literally terrorism, creating fear among the workers and forcing the corporations to sell the things you want, not sell the things you don’t. Professor Wolfers is wrong...
Read More »Out of the Woods?
Michael talks with Tom Woods about RFK, Jr., whether the elites are evil or just incompetent, and the secret of Tom's success. Out of the Woods? Video of Out of the Woods? [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter
Read More »Der neue Flyer ist da!
Dieser Flyer gibt interessierten Zeitgenossen eine erste Idee, was die Libertäre Partei ist. Ladet das pdf runter und schickt es Euren Bekannten, Freunden und der Familie. –> Flyer der Libertären Partei (pdf) Wer ist die Libertäre Partei?Die Libertäre Partei gibt es seit 2014. Damals hiessen wir noch “Unabhängigkeitspartei up!”. Unser Parteiprogramm ist unverändert und orientiert sich an der Österreichischen Schule. Was wollt ihr erreichen?Wir wollen mehr Menschen von...
Read More »How People Determine the Value of a Good
Why do individuals pay higher prices for some goods than others? The common reply references laws of supply and demand, but what are these laws? The answer is found in the law of diminishing marginal utility. Most economists explain this law by describing the satisfaction one derives from consuming a good such as an ice cream cone. The satisfaction derived from consuming a second cone might be less than the satisfaction derived from the first cone, and so on....
Read More »Which Way America? An RPI Event
These are trying times. The war party seems stronger than ever while the peace movement feels even more scattered. Make no mistake: D.C. is hungry for war. The neocon plan has always been to defeat Russia using Ukraine as a proxy. It started with Victoria Nuland's Ukrainian coup in 2014. Now that the proxy war has apparently failed, the neocons are in desperation mode—and they do not have a reverse gear. If this seems like a bad dream, you are not alone. How does it...
Read More »2023 Ron Paul Scholars Seminar
Attention Upper Division Undergrads and Grad Students! We realize many of you are just getting the hang of summer and as it warms up, the last thing on your mind is exercising it. But, you will not want to miss we this great opportunity at the end of summer: The Ron Paul Scholars Seminar. The seminar will take place on Friday, September 1 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon, VA. What is it? The Ron Paul Scholars Seminar is a one-day, interactive...
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