
Interview with Chris Phelan
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States announced that inflation for the year to January was 7.5%, the highest rate in…
Read MoreYesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States announced that inflation for the year to January was 7.5%, the highest rate in…
Read MoreWithout Frank Knight, there would not have been a Chicago School of Economics. n Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, published in 1921, economist Frank Knight (1885-1972) sought to…
Read MoreLast month, CNBC sent out this tweet: Inflation’s silver lining: higher salaries https://t.co/DmXuzKlX8z — CNBC (@CNBC) July 8, 2021 It isn’t often that I’m…
Read MoreJune 27 saw the passing of economist Steven Horwitz at the age of 57. His loss will be felt by all who value not…
Read MoreAs Britain emerges from the European Union with the freedom to set its own trading arrangements, clear thinking on trade is more necessary than…
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in luckbox magazine, July 2020. In January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic outlook for 2020…
Read Morehe economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) famously said, “in the long run we are all dead.” He wasn’t saying we should ignore the long…
Read MoreMost of you will be familiar with a supply and demand graph. This shows a demand curve, which graphs the relationship between the price…
Read MorePaul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence in a new book written by economists Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, and Francesco Giavazzi titled,…
Read MoreI recently had the pleasure of addressing a meeting in Mankato, Minnesota, hosted by the Heritage Foundation on the subject of trade and its role in Minnesota’s…
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