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Government as Mommy and Daddy?
Professor Richard Ebeling of The Citadel authors a really good piece on the progressive notion that we are all one big ‘family’ and that government plays a key role and…
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Cure or cause?
Keynesians and statists (who might or might not have any familiarity with Keynes and his theories) often say that the reason why the economy has not been robust for years…
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“I believe in freedom, but….”
In his latest essay, economics professor Richard Ebeling examines the very prevalent idea that while freedom is OK in the abstract, many situations call for government to step in and…
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One of the greatest economists you’ve probably never heard of
Richard Ebeling writes here about Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk. He was not only a brilliant scholar who tore apart Marxist notions about the economy, but also a public official who maintained…
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Mr. President, mind your own business
Economics professor Richard Ebeling has written an open letter to President Obama challenging him on three of his authoritarian policy initiatives. If a ordinary citizen — a neighbor perhaps —…
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Richard Ebeling analyzes Piketty’s book
Economics professor Richard Ebeling examines the economics and philosophy of Thomas Piketty’s much-discussed new book in this essay. I like this paragraph in particular: “Modern egalitarians like Piketty are locked…
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Why government keeps growing
Economics professor Richard Ebeling explains why government continues to grow apace in this essay. Is there a solution? Ebeling writes, “It is neither an easy nor a quick task to…
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Don’t confuse our interventionist state with capitalism
Many people complain about all the bad things they imagine “capitalism” is doing, when in truth we have a massive interventionist state that obstructs capitalism, wastes resources, and interferes with…
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Is it “extreme” not to compromise with advocates of coercion?
In this excellent piece, economics professor Richard Ebeling argues that there is no logical ground for painting classical liberals as “extremists” for not choosing to compromise with those who advocate…
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The continuing relevance of The Road to Serfdom
Professor Richard Ebeling’s new essay examines the continuing relevance of F.A. Hayek’s 1944 book The Road to Serfdom. The Obama Regime reminds us day in and day out about Hayek’s…
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If Obamacare is bad, what’s the right government plan for healthcare?
The right government plan is to have no plan at all argues Professor Richard Ebeling in this essay. Government’s coercive tools — taxes, mandates, prohibitions — can do nothing to improve…
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The precursor of Obamacare — Bismarckcare
Professor Richard Ebeling points out in this essay that the authoritarian concepts of Obamacare were first set down under the Iron Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, late in the 19th century.