The Afghan Scam

“Shortages” Aren’t Causing Inflation. Money Creation Is.

For central bankers and mainstream analysts the recent inflation outburst is only a transitory phenomenon which has nothing or very little to

Why Worrying about Everything Is Bad Foreign Policy

Why Does Money Have Value? Not Because the Government Says It Does.

Why does the dollar bill in our pockets have value? According to some commentators, money has value because the government in power

It’s Wrong to Draft Women. It’s Also Wrong to Draft Men.

How “Cultural Distance” between Societies Can Hamper Economic Prosperity

Uncovering the cause of disparities in long-term economic performance across societies is of paramount importance to economists. Differences in institutional quality and

Why Businessmen Make Such Unimpressive Politicians

In 2016, we watched time and time again as polls stated that people liked Donald Trump because he is a businessman and