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Governments lie, markets tell the truth
That is the substance of Pepperdine University economics professor Gary Galles’ Freeman piece today. No, not just the usual kind of lying politicians do to win, but the lying that…
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How government meddling messed up the housing market
In this review today on the Freeman, Pepperdine University economics professor Gary Galles delves into Randal O’Toole’s latest book, American Nightmare. O’Toole argues that government interference with housing markets caused…
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The “advantage” of utopianism
In this article on the Mises Institute site, Pepperdine University economics professor Gary Galles examines the advantage that utopianism has over freedom — when it comes to rhetoric. Utopians can…
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Krugman’s statist mentality on full display
Cyprus has managed to get itself into an economic crisis, so naturally Paul Krugman insists that the solution is coercion — specifically, restrictions on the free movement of capital. Professor…
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Coercion can’t create
That’s the point economics professor Gary Galles makes in this Freeman piece today. Government has only one tool, its ability to force people. That is why we should want as…
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The prescient Anti-federalists
Pepperdine University economics professor Gary Galles writes here about the Anti-federalists — those Americans who opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they foresaw that it opened the door to…
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Wal-Mart and the minimum wage
Writing on the website of The Foundation for Economic Education (now there is a truly Sisyphean task), Professor Gary Galles examines the apparently odd fact that Wal-Mart has come out…
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The Antifederalists were wrong
Gary Galles writing for the Mises Institute here argues that “The Antifederalists Were Right,” a view shared by many on the right. Unfortunately, his argument is only half the story. …
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Happy birthday, Alexis de Tocqueville
The famed French observer of early America was born 200 years ago. Professor Gary Galles of Pepperdine University has written a nice appreciation of his philosophy here.
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“Need” and “Greed”
Professor Gary Galles of Pepperdine University has written a sharp essay on the contemporary political meanings of “need” and “greed.” It’s well worth reading here.
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The sensible Booker T. Washington
I recommend taking a minute to read this wonderful article by Professor Gary Galles of Pepperdine University on Booker T. Washington. Talk about a role model! Scroll down among his…