The National Debt Limit Equals a Balanced Budget
Once again the United States government is rapidly approaching a fiscal debt ceiling: After March 16, 2017, Uncle Sam will not be legally allowed…
Dr Richard M. Ebeling
Dr. Richard M. Ebeling is Professor of Economics at Northwood University
The Zero-Sum World of Donald Trump
Few American presidential elections have drawn as much international interest and concern as the one in 2016. Certainly, who is elected and sits in…
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx’s Misconceptions about Man and Markets
Though it may seem strange, Karl Marx was not always a communist. As late as 1842, when Marx was in his mid-20s, he actually…
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx, the Man Behind the Communist Revolution
When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a cemetery in London, England, including family members….
The Economic Nationalism of Donald Trump
Donald Trump has hardly taken his hand off the Bible upon which he took the presidential oath to preserve, protect and defend the U.S….
James Mill, David Ricardo and the Triumph of Free Trade
We are in the midst of marking the centenary of the First World War, which was fought from 1914 to 1918. But, in fact,…
Economic Ideas: David Ricardo on Wealth, Inflation, and Freedom
David Ricardo (1772-1823) was one of the most influential economic theorists of the first half of the nineteenth century. Born in London, England, his…
Economic Ideas: Thomas Malthus on Population, Passions, Property and Politics
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have been born in what is often still referred to as the Western World (Europe…
How to Be a Light for Liberty in the New Year
With the beginning of 2017, what might be a “New Year’s resolution” for a friend of freedom? One answer is for each of us…
The 25th Anniversary of the End of the Soviet Union
December 24, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the formal end of the Soviet Union as a political entity on the map of the…