Tyler Cowen, who usually provides sound economic analysis, writes in a strange piece in Bloomberg: “But when it comes to China, Marx is the one theorist who has not yet been refuted. It’s the Western liberals and the Maoists who both have egg on their faces.” Wait, what? As we wrote in January 2014 (SEE: […]
Austrian Economics
Random Friday: No more rate hikes?, McCain-style conservatism, Crowder vs. Molyneux
News Story of the Day: is the Federal Reserve done with raising interest rates? Unlikely, but one central bank head thinks it’s time the Fed took a break. Speaking at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, St. Louis Fed Bank President James Bullard explained that the central bank should stop with the rate […]
WATCH: Actors read facts about gender pay, feminism
It is no secret that actors are left-leaning. You need to be if you want to succeed in Hollywood. So, what happens when thespians read facts that contradict the media narrative when it comes to feminism? Fleccas posted a video of actors reading facts about gender pay, feminism, and sexism off of a teleprompter. The […]
‘Real socialism’ has been tried – and it’s been a disaster
By: Ryan McMaken May 5th marks the 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth, and in spite of inspiring a wide variety of political movements that have caused countless human rights disasters, Marx continues to be an object of admiration among many intellectuals and artists. One such example can be seen in Raoul Peck’s new film The Young […]
Alex Mooney asks Fed, Treasury what U.S. government policy is towards gold
There might be another interesting person on Capitol Hill that may be sympathetic to the libertarian cause. Robert Wenzel of the Economic Policy Journal goes as far as calling him “one of the most important members of Congress.” His name is Alex Mooney, a two-term Republican representative from West Virginia. Earlier this month, he submitted […]