The nature of inflation is often misunderstood. It’s not some mysterious rise in prices floating in the air. It’s the … Read the rest
Category: Economics
The Balance of Exchange: Exposing the Mercantilist Lie
The mercantilist error refuses to die. It rests on the belief that one man’s gain must come at another’s expense. … Read the rest
The Great Confiscation
Statism is built on contradictions. It claims to protect, yet it destroys. It claims to organize, yet it disorganizes. At … Read the rest
Central Banking’s Greatest Deception
A stable economy doesn’t come from central planning. It comes from the market. Production creates goods, exchange reveals prices, and … Read the rest
Mises on Calculation, Not Just Knowledge
The debate over socialist calculation has been twisted beyond recognition. The narrative is that Mises dealt with property, while Hayek … Read the rest
Hands That Trade vs. Hands That Take
There’s no ambiguity in the term. Capitalism is the private ownership of the means of production. That’s it. Not crony … Read the rest
Open Borders and the Violation of Property
The slogan of “open borders” sounds like a call for freedom of movement. It isn’t. It’s the state declaring the … Read the rest
The Velvet Shakedown
Freedom means rejecting all violations of private property. Many claim to support freedom, but in practice, they accept coercion … Read the rest
Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation
A medium of exchange must emerge through voluntary market interaction. Historically, people selected what worked best. No decree birthed money—it … Read the rest
Calculation or Collapse
Markets don’t function without prices. Without prices, production collapses into chaos. Prices convey the preferences, demands, and scarcities of society—without … Read the rest