According to mainstream economists, inflation aids economic growth while deflation impairs growth. Austrian economists, however, point out that in much of US
In this special edition of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a discussion with Alex Pollock, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.
Chris Edwards Americans have tethered a huge amount of economic activity to the federal government. Sadly, that nullifies one of our nation’s natural
Colleen Hroncich When Amy Sparks and her husband opened School of Hope in Fayetteville, NC, they were doing more than establishing a school—they
Through its coercive monopoly over money creation, government constantly engages in silent theft through inflation, all done in the name of “stimulating”
Advocates for US military intervention have invoked the war against the Barbary pirates as justification. Yet, an examination of that conflict shows
In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines John Tomasi's thesis of Free Market Fairness that the collectivism espoused by John
The Pentagon Pizza Index (PPI), not the Producer Price Index, may be an interesting indicator that major events are taking place.
A long-enduring myth about money is that we need a flexible or "elastic" currency for the economy to grow. Economist Jonathan Newman
