When I studied Austrian Economics during the 2008 presidential campaign, I came across this topic all the time: gender equality in the workforce. A lot of liberals tend to say that women earn less than men in the workforce because of discrimination. Is this true? The greatest of minds, like Thomas Sowell, Milton Friedman and […]
Archives for October 2012
Rand Paul: Nobody spends somebody else’s money as wisely as their own
Rand Paul appeared a week or two ago on CNBC to promote his latest book “Government Bullies.” It talks about how government bullies (yes, it’s quite descriptive from the title) average Americans on a daily basis over petty items. This topic has been widely covered by John Stossel over at Fox. There was one particular […]
Poll finds California split over contentious Propositions to raise taxes, curb union power
On Nov. 6, the same day as voters head to the polls for the presidential election, California residents will cast a ballot for three initiatives: Propositions 30, 32 and 38. What are these measures being proposed to The Golden State electorate that officials say will generate enormous revenue and save many social programs? Proposition 30: […]
Mitt Romney’s five-point plan won’t solve the ailing U.S. economy, government mess
During this year’s presidential campaign and in the many contentious congressional and senate races across the United States, the economy has been the predominant issue. How could it not be? The real unemployment rate is in the low-20s, household debt is the highest since the recession began in 2008 and 90 percent of households will […]
Gerard Casey speaks about Murray Rothbard and libertarian anarchy
In an interview with Jeffrey Tucker of the Mises Institute, Gerard Casey talked about his new book Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State and Murry Rothbard’s worldview. Topics of the discussion included the Rothbardian view of the modern state, Ludwig von Mises’s Theory of Money and Credit, and the nature of the state.