LCI Hot Takes: THE WALL
Let’s talk about walls, immigration, prohibition, etc. Notes: I mentioned this article in Chemical and Engineering News. The articles on …
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Ep 102: The Inclusive Economy with Michael Tanner
The Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner joins me to discuss his book, The Inclusive Economy, and what Americans need to consider …
Does Commerce Make us Lose our Soul?
Is there something inherent in the free exchange of goods and services that make it uniquely vulnerable to degradation of …
The Way the Market Ought to Work
While in downtown Denver recently, I needed to take a cab from the convention center to Union Station in order …
Even Good Theologians Do Bad Economics
CJay Engel at The Reformed Libertarian has begun a series of articles that address the rising concern that libertarian Christians often …
Who Cares About Greed?
One of the benefits of living in the 21st century developed world is that we can look back at why …
Ep 90: The Bourgeois Deal with Deirdre McCloskey
What explains the wealth of the modern age? Was it capital? Institutions? Slave-holding? Why do some countries seem to have …
Ep 89: How to Live Free or Die
Does a libertopia exist? Is such an idea even possible? What would happen if thousands (or tens of thousands) of …
Ep 88: Happiness and Social Capital with Jeremy Jackson
Jeremy Jackson, associate professor at North Dakota State University, joins us to talk about happiness research and social capital. He …
Ep 85: Promoting Liberty with Larry Reed
Lawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education, and has a long history of promoting liberty in …
Ep 80: Is America Winning the Trade War? with Art Carden
Trump told his supporters that they would get tired of all the winning America would be doing if he were …
Trade Myths Die Hard
I received several comments and questions regarding trade after the publication of my recent article, “Stupid Countries Restrict Trade.” Here …
The World is Getting Better, and Quickly
If you spend any time paying attention to the news, you’d be under the impression that the sky is falling …
Gary North’s Christian Economics: The Ethics of Destruction
In my last article, I introduced Gary North and his book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. This book is a …
Practitioners are the Real Innovators
Credentialed Experts are not at the forefront of innovation and discovery, driving truth forward. Their job is to tell a …
Is there a Christian view of economics?
I had the pleasure of attending for the first time FEEcon this month. I met several interesting people, from fellow …
Going Back Toward a Durable Society
This guest post was written by Paul LaScola. If complete slavery is defined as full forceful control over one’s actions …
Creating Jobs
Today’s guest post is by Paul LaScola. People or companies that require production assistance and are able to pay for …
Why Do We Hate Taxes?
Tax returns are due soon, and what better way to get into the involuntary spirit than to commiserate together as …
Economics, Hierarchy, and the Question of the State’s Inevitability
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Free Trade or Protectionism?
Little did I know as I was planning, designing, and typesetting my new little book Free Trade or Protectionism? that …
Forget the Data, College is a Religion
Imagine a town. Maybe an early New England village. There is a dominant belief in this town that one must …
Jesus, Natural Law, and Economics
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. The sense of God and commerce have both been with mankind …
The Free Market at Work
In 2013, in response to the increasing “open carry” debate, Howard Schultz, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of …
David Gornoski Interviews Robert Murphy
How do we win liberty for the future? Where does the liberty movement go in these rapidly changing times? A …