We should ditch GDP as a measure of economic activity
This article exposes the false economic concepts behind GDP, which is only the visible tip of a large iceberg of economic deceit. Describing an…
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On the wealth, and poverty, of nations
“There’s a great deal of ruin in a nation.” Adam Smith, in correspondence discussing the Battle of Saratoga, which marked a turning point…
Read MoreThe Economist’s Original Prospectus From Its Founding
Editor’s Note: I found this on their website, an interesting piece to read in 2018… …………………………………………………….. And now we beg to submit the…
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Myth That Health Outcomes and Costs Are Better In Socialized Healthcare Systems: Part 1- Rationing
By Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
Read MoreFree Market Capitalism as the Antidote to the World’s Ills
In following the daily news events both in the United States and around the rest of the world, it is easy to get lost…
Read MoreStockman: Now It Begins—America’s State Wreck Gathers Steam, Part 1
Now it begins. They bought the February 8th dip just like the previous 40 odd plungelets in the stock averages since the March 2009 bottom, expecting another…
Read MoreWhy Not Private Provision of Many Government Services?
One of the great controversies in modern society concerns the necessary and required functions of government. There are few who disagree that if government…
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Problems Facing the U.S Healthcare System Part 1
By Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
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CommonWeal: Forget about the consequences of your actions
Public authorities would be allowed to seize land under the “Public Land Value Capture” proposal suggested by the think tank Common Weal. In short, public…
Read MorePublic Goods, National Defense, and Central Planning
The competitive market economy is a powerful institutional mechanism for bringing human ingenuity, energy and creativity to bear to improve both the material and…
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